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Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers: Key storylines for NFC Wild Card showdown
The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a high-stakes NFC Wild Card playoff matchup that brings back memories of a dominant 2022 conference championship win and carries major Super Bowl implications.
Hurts had one of the Eagles’ four rushing touchdowns in a 31-7 rout of the 49ers in the 2022 NFC championship game in Philadelphia. San Francisco lost Purdy and backup QB Josh Johnson to injuries in that game, which propelled the Eagles to Super Bowl 57.
The NFC Championship Game is where legacies are built and seasons are defined. Every year, the best teams in the conference battle for the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Over the last decade,
Sunday's game will be the third time that the Eagles and 49ers have faced off in the playoffs, with the postseason series split at one game apiece.
The San Francisco 49ers are headed to Seattle for a rematch with the Seahawks the NFC Divisional Round after knocking off the Philadelphia Eagles.
The No. 6-seed 49ers (12-5) need Christian McCaffrey and other veteran superstars to come up big in Sunday’s wild-card visit to the No. 3-seed and defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (11-6).
The AFC Championship Game will be in Denver next week, with the winner of tomorrow's Texans-Patriots game facing the Broncos for the right to play in Super Bowl LX. The NFL playoff overtime rules guarantee each team a possession,
Nick Foles went from backup quarterback to starter to Super Bowl MVP for the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the 2017 season. But he had three regular-season starts to get prepared for the playoffs after Carson Wentz went down.