49ers

Five years after winning it all, Philadelphia beat San Francisco, 31-7, to claim the N.F.C. championship.

Sirianni and Hurts made the playoffs in their first year together, in 2021, but Hurts entered this season with questions about whether he could be the franchise’s cornerstone. Green confetti fell, followed by the blaring of the rapper Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares,” which has become an anthem for the city of Philadelphia. Those three led a defense that harassed the 49ers and limited them to only 164 total yards of offense. Johnson, before he exited, completed just 7 of 13 passes for 74 yards and also fumbled on a mishandled snap, which the Eagles recovered. He became just the fifth rookie quarterback to start in a conference championship game, aided by stout coaching and a superb roster. Johnson left the game early in the second half with a concussion, and Purdy returned, but he was clearly compromised. Reddick signed with the Eagles before the season, joining the team with cornerback James Bradberry, who was released by the Giants last May, and safety C.J. The Eagles have been one of the most complete teams in the league this season, and they showed that again on Sunday. After the Eagles scored on their opening possession, linebacker Haason Reddick sacked Purdy with about seven minutes remaining in the first quarter, causing a fumble. Purdy injured his right, throwing elbow on the play, and he sat out for the remainder of the first half. “You see this city and the passion they have for this team. There were still 30 minutes left to play on Sunday, but with the Eagles holding a two-possession lead and their N.F.L.-best pass rush facing a fourth-string quarterback, the touchdown seemed like an exclamation point.

The Philadelphia Eagles are heading to the Super Bowl for the second time in six seasons after an injury to quarterback Brock Purdy derails the 49ers.

“It’s a dream come true for a lot of people on this team, especially myself,” Sanders said of moving on to the Feb. We’ve got one more game for the rest of our lives, and to play our best ball.” The defense was flagged three times on a 75-yard drive by the Eagles that resulted in a touchdown. “We put emphasis in the run game, get it to the second level and linebackers. Making matters even more bleak, Johnson had to leave the game with a concussion near the start of the third quarter. We felt Josh was going to go in there and execute our plan and give us a chance. In the waning moments, those delirious fans shout-sang Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down,” sending the visitors off into the chilly night. The 49ers had to send a seriously limited Purdy back out there, once running a direct snap to Christian McCaffrey. He was the one who raked the ball out of Purdy’s hand on the strip sack that sent him to the sideline, and near the end of the second quarter, Reddick recovered a 49ers fumble that set up a Philadelphia touchdown. Purdy was replaced by journeyman Josh Johnson, who has had 20 different NFL stops in a career that included stints in an alphabet soup of lesser leagues: the AFL, UFL and XFL. “Just felt like really a lot of shocks all over from my elbow down to my wrist, front and back. “My arm just felt like it stretched out,” Purdy said of the play in question.

In some ways it was the game everyone expected, in others it was the game no one predicted, but the Eagles beat the 49ers and now they're headed back to the ...

And when they arrived in the playoffs and started playing games, they blew away their opponents by a combined score of 69-14 en route to the last game of the season. The Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl because they showed up for an entire season, including in the playoffs, and the rest of the NFC largely didn't. If the 49ers hadn't been so bad at the beginning of the season they might've had a chance at that No. Now the Eagles have one shot at immortality, against one of the two best teams in the AFC. This is what happens when you're the best team in football for an entire season. But week after week, Eagles fans have to feel great about the guy in charge of their team. Kyle Shanahan wasn't fast enough with a challenge and the Eagles scored just a few plays later; a successful challenge on the very next drive by Nick Sirianni showed us just how crucial challenges in big spots can be. [has been the best decision-making head coach in the NFL](https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-nick-sirianni-brings-one-huge-advantage-nfl-postseason). Jalen Hurts was just a bit off in the passing game, the ground game was held under 4.0 yards/attempt in the first half, and things felt... That's not luck, and it's not simply "getting breaks": it was a result of the defense cooking Kyle Shanahan's guys when they had the ball. The 49ers' defense was clearly gassed as a result, and kept taking bad penalties because they were just straight-up exhausted. The Eagles' offense didn't look much like the explosive unit that sat near the top of the league in basically every key stat this year.

In some ways it was the game everyone expected, in others it was the game no one predicted, but the Eagles beat the 49ers and now they're headed back to the ...

The Eagles' defense knocked two 49ers QBs out of the game -- and the offense ran for a franchise-record four touchdowns -- to lead Philly to the Super Bowl.

[Trey Lance](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4383351/trey-lance) would have been able to save the day. But Smith was unsure that he caught it and alertly got his teammates to the line of scrimmage to try to snap the ball before the 49ers could see a replay and issue a challenge. Or maybe [Jimmy Garoppolo](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16760/jimmy-garoppolo) could have put the finishing touches on a remarkable reunion tour. He's the first player with a postseason rush TD with at least 25 YAC since Jamaal Charles had one for the Chiefs in the 2010 AFC wild-card round. Then, a clobbering of the best the NFC had to offer, the San Francisco 49ers, in the NFC Championship Game. Purdy suffered an elbow injury and Johnson left the game with a concussion, forcing Purdy back in and McCaffrey to handle some quarterback snaps. The Niners turned to Johnson, their fourth quarterback of the season, who was signed from the Denver Broncos' practice squad on Dec. Underrated stat to know: Entering this year, the Eagles had rushed for three or more touchdowns in a playoff game only once in their history. In the first half alone, when this game was won, Reddick had two sacks, three pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. QB breakdown: It was tough sledding against one of the best defenses in the league. And a defensive unit that paced the league with 70 sacks had three and seven QB hits despite limited dropbacks because of the injuries to 49ers quarterbacks All four of the Eagles' touchdowns were rushing TDs -- including two by running back [Miles Sanders](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4045163/miles-sanders).

Los Philadelphia Eagles se hicieron fuertes en su casa y vencieron 7-31 a los San Francisco 49ers para lograr el campeonato de la Conferencia Nacional en ...

Demasiados castigos por desatenciones que costaron yardas y se convirtieron en el segundo touch down de Sanders por la vía terrestre. Más castigos costaron tan caros como otra anotación, ahora gracias a Boston Scott y así se fueron al descanso con 14 puntos de ventaja. Josh Johnson tuvo que tomar las riendas en lo que atendieron al tercer QB de los gambusinos.