By Alex Valdes, Brooks Kubena and Nicki Jhabvala

Tempers flared in the final minutes of the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC East-clinching win over the Washington Commanders, with a late-game brawl resulting in the ejection of three players Saturday night at Northwest Stadium.

The scuffle occurred after Eagles running back Tank Bigsby ran around the left end for a 22-yard touchdown and Saquon Barkley ran it in for a 2-point conversion to give Philly a 29-10 lead with 4:26 left in the fourth quarter.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni explained the decision to go for two after the game.

“You know, we did the math and said, ‘Hey, we wanted to be able to make sure we were up  19.’ We thought it was a little bit better,” Sirianni said. “That way they could only tie you with a field goal and two touchdowns and two-point conversions. So we were already up three scores. We wanted to make sure we went up that way just in case. And that was what our math told us in that particular case. And that’s what we did. And we went and executed.”

When asked if he felt the Eagles’ decision was disrespectful, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said, “I can only answer for myself, what I would do. But, hey, man, if that’s how they want to get down, then all good. We play them again in two weeks.”

Philadelphia right guard Tyler Steen and Washington defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and safety Quan Martin then got into a fracas that included multiple punches thrown. All three were ejected from the game for unnecessary roughness.

“(Commanders linebacker) Bobby Wagner did a really good job of making it make sense to me in that moment too,” Barkley said. “You get two or three punches at a helmet, hopefully you don’t break a hand, just to say you’re a tough guy — it’s not really worth it. And you lose a lot of money too. So we gotta be better there.

“But I guess it was a theme. We look back at one point, the fans was fighting in the thing, and I guess it kind of carried over to the game. But it’s chippy out there, and we have a lot of history with this team, especially since I’ve been here and have it in the past. But this team don’t like us. This is the truth. We don’t like them either. But we’ve gotta keep it football.”

Both teams were initially engaged in the melee, but Steen then separated from the group and started swinging. Then players from the sidelines got involved. Dom DiSandro, Philadelphia’s security chief, was also on the field pulling Eagles players to the sideline. Steen walked the full length of the sideline with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaking to him the whole way.

“I understand the emotions that a game can kind of get us,” Hurts said. “There’s a bigger picture in all of it. I think in all moments you want to be the example that you want to set, and then you want to be the example that you want others to emulate. So, we’ve got a lot of ball in front of us.  It’s a great accomplishment today.”

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The officials announced the disqualifications, and Steen was escorted into the tunnel. The second-team offense subbed in on Philadelphia’s final drive. Brett Toth would be in line to start if further league action is taken against Steen.

A suspension would sideline Kinlaw and Martin for the Commanders’ Christmas Day game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles defeated the Commanders 29-18, clinching the NFC East and eliminating the Cowboys from playoff contention.