REIGNING SUPER BOWL champions the Philadelphia Eagles were knocked out of the NFL playoffs on Sunday night after suffering an upset 23-19 home defeat to the injury-hit San Francisco 49ers.
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the depleted 49ers shrugged off an injury to star tight end George Kittle to clinch a famous victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The 49ers will now face an NFC divisional round tie at the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks next weekend.
San Francisco went into Sunday’s game with a line-up decimated by an injury crisis that has deprived them of defensive linchpins Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, and receiver Ricky Pearsall among others.
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The 49ers suffered another brutal injury blow in the second quarter when Kittle was carted off the field with an Achilles injury.
Yet the Eagles, who led 13-10 at half-time after two touchdowns from Dallas Goedert, failed to make the most of the 49ers’ injury toll, with their sputtering offense struggling to find any sort of rhythm.
Instead, it was the 49ers who kept their cool, with the unflappable quarterback Brock Purdy leading two fourth-quarter touchdown drives that sealed victory.
They crept into a 17-16 lead early in the fourth quarter when a superbly designed trick play ended with receiver Jauan Jennings launching a 29-yard touchdown pass to McCaffrey.
The Eagles regained a slender 19-17 lead with a 41-yard Jake Elliott field goal but Purdy produced another ice-cold drive to move the ball 66 yards before connecting with McCaffrey in the end zone for the winning score.
There was still time for the Eagles to regain the lead, but the 49ers defense held firm to seal the win.
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Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles are out after losing grudge match to 49ers
REIGNING SUPER BOWL champions the Philadelphia Eagles were knocked out of the NFL playoffs on Sunday night after suffering an upset 23-19 home defeat to the injury-hit San Francisco 49ers.
San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the depleted 49ers shrugged off an injury to star tight end George Kittle to clinch a famous victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The 49ers will now face an NFC divisional round tie at the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks next weekend.
San Francisco went into Sunday’s game with a line-up decimated by an injury crisis that has deprived them of defensive linchpins Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, and receiver Ricky Pearsall among others.
The 49ers suffered another brutal injury blow in the second quarter when Kittle was carted off the field with an Achilles injury.
Yet the Eagles, who led 13-10 at half-time after two touchdowns from Dallas Goedert, failed to make the most of the 49ers’ injury toll, with their sputtering offense struggling to find any sort of rhythm.
Instead, it was the 49ers who kept their cool, with the unflappable quarterback Brock Purdy leading two fourth-quarter touchdown drives that sealed victory.
They crept into a 17-16 lead early in the fourth quarter when a superbly designed trick play ended with receiver Jauan Jennings launching a 29-yard touchdown pass to McCaffrey.
The Eagles regained a slender 19-17 lead with a 41-yard Jake Elliott field goal but Purdy produced another ice-cold drive to move the ball 66 yards before connecting with McCaffrey in the end zone for the winning score.
There was still time for the Eagles to regain the lead, but the 49ers defense held firm to seal the win.
In the AFC, meanwhile, Josh Allen rushed for a game-winning touchdown as the Buffalo Bills outdueled the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in a thriller.
Buffalo’s reward will be a road trip to AFC top seeds Denver in the divisional round next weekend.
The New England Patriots, meanwhile, will face the winner of Monday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans.
The Patriots advanced after a gritty 16-3 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at Foxborough.
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