Quarterback Jalen Hurts is a blue chipper.

Yet, he isn't the only one who comes from an esteemed college football pedigree. His teammates like DeVonta Smith, Landon Dickerson, Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean, and Josh Jobe all trace their roots back to college football programs that saw critical success.

It's a rare achievement for a team to have such a deep collection of players who have played in big games. And Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni views it as an asset. Those guys know how to play and produce on a big stage. And their experience in big-time moments functions as Philadelphia's secret weapon heading into the NFC Championship game.

"Yeah, big time. Big time," Sirianni said. "Playing in big games, that’s why you want guys like that from those types of programs because they have played in the biggest spotlight in college for the biggest prize. We’ve got a lot of guys on this team: [WR] DeVonta [Smith], [G] Landon [Dickerson], [QB] Jalen [Hurts], [DT] Jordan [Davis], [LB] Nakobe [Dean], [CB] Josh Jobe. I know I’m missing some – [TE] Dallas [Goedert].

"And then obviously all the guys that we’ve had on the Super Bowl team with the [seven] guys that were on the 2017 team. So any time you’re playing in big games like that, that’s super helpful because again, it’s not that you treat it any different, but you’ve been in that scenario before and we’ve got a lot of guys that have been in that scenario before."

Sirianni doesn't have to tell Philadelphia about the bright lights and the stage the team is on. They know. Many of the Eagles players have been in big games before, and under Hurts' leadership, the team has its eyes on winning a Super Bowl.

The stage is set. And Philadelphia is eager to show that it is not afraid of the big moment.

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