Eagles fall to 49ers in NFL wild card
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No matter the injuries, Brock Purdy interceptions or inability to secure the No. 1 seed, the 49ers outlasted the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-19, Sunday in the NFC wild-card round and will advance to play the Seattle Seahawks next week in the divisional round.
The San Francisco 49ers overcame an early Achilles injury to George Kittle and a stingy Philadelphia defense to take down the Eagles in Sunday's playoff matchup, pulling ahead twice in the fourth quarter on two scores by Christian McCaffrey.
Brock Purdy threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game
The 49ers wideout-turned-backup quarterback slammed his fists on the table and essentially told the Seahawks to bring it on. He leaned into the microphone and yelled, “CAN’T WAIT!” before he walked off with a knowing smile that perhaps the best in San Francisco was yet to come.
Brock Purdy threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 left and the San Francisco 49ers ended the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles' season with a 23-19 win in Sunday's wild-card playoff game in Philadelphia.
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All-Pro tight end George Kittle suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Sunday's wild-card win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the nature of the injury in his postgame news conference. "The trainers knew before the cart came out and got word to me in the headset," Shanahan told reporters. "Yes, a torn Achilles."