Episode 1,223: Washington Commanders brawl with Philadelphia Eagles in 29-18 loss to fall to 4-11 and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: why it is time for the team's 2025 season to end, review of the injuries incurred by the Commanders in their 29-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, analysis of quarterbacks Marcus Mariota and Josh Johnson and the defense in the loss to the Eagles and more Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: discussion of the brawl between the Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles in the Commanders' 29-18 loss to the Eagles, including a rant against the complaining about the Eagles going for two late in the game and a look at head coach Dan Quinn's conservative decisions Segment 4 - Washington Commanders: examination of the positives in the 29-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, including the rushing offense, receivers Terry McLaurin and Treylon Burks and linebackers Bobby Wagner and Jordan Magee Segment 5 - James Madison Football: thoughts on No. 12-seeded JMU's 51-34 loss at No. 5 seeded Oregon in the first round of the College Football Playoff, including whether a Group of Six team like JMU should have been in the playoff Segment 6 - Washington Nationals: conversation about the significance of the Nats' hiring of Ani Kilambi as general manager off his introductory press conference Segment 7 - Baltimore Orioles: deep dive on the O's trading four prospects and a draft pick to the Tampa Bay Rays for starting pitcher Shane Baz Segment 8 - College Basketball: reaction to Georgetown suspending head coach Ed Cooley for a game and to Georgetown's 80-77 loss to Xavier, Maryland's 80-72 loss at No. 23 Virginia and Virginia Tech's 82-81 overtime win over Elon Segment 9 - Washington Capitals: breakdowns of a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings and a 3-2 overtime loss at the Detroit Red Wings Segment 10 - Washington Wizards: takeaways from a 130-122 win at the Memphis Grizzlies and a 124-113 loss to the San Antonio Spurs The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service Whatever your dermatological needs, contact Dr. George Verghese at MidAtlanticSkin.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred twenty-three of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, December 22nd, 2025. This is the one-year
0:26.7	anniversary of the Washington Commander's 3633 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Northwest Stadium on December 22nd,
0:35.8	2004 to snap. The Eagles 10-game winning streak. The commanders in that
0:41.0	game overcame a 2714 fourth quarter deficit. Won that fourth quarter 226. What a game that was.
0:49.8	Well, we this past Saturday evening had a rather different game between the commanders and Eagles at Northwest Stadium.
0:57.7	The commanders in the NFL's 2025 regular season fell to 4 and 11 with a 29-18 loss to the Eagles at Northwest Stadium on Saturday evening.
1:08.1	The Eagles with this win clinched the NFC East, marking the first time
1:12.6	that a team has won the NFC East in each of at least two consecutive regular seasons
1:17.5	since the Eagles won the NFC East over four consecutive regular seasons, 2001 through 2004. Yes,
1:25.0	the drought of no back-to-back NFC East Champs is over. The commanders now
1:29.9	have lost nine of their last 10 games, and another game is just a few days away. The 4-11
1:35.7	commanders versus the 6-8-1 Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium this Thursday afternoon,
1:43.0	Christmas afternoon at one.
1:45.9	The Cowboys suffered a 3417 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon
1:51.3	and were eliminated from playoff contention via the Eagles win at the commanders on Saturday evening.
1:58.5	Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al Galdi podcast.
2:02.4	Your Operation Luzout 2.0 update. Your OLO update of the commanders as we speak have the number
2:08.6	seven overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Getting into the top five, not going to be easy,
2:16.0	is possible. Big game against the Cowboys on Christmas.
2:20.0	So we have a lot to get to with the commanders off not just the game on Saturday evening,
2:23.9	but head coach Dan Quinn's day after the game press conference on Sunday afternoon.
2:29.0	Next segment, why it is time for this commander season to be over.
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