By Dan Gelston
PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard landing cross to Christian McCaffery late within the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from extensive receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eradicated the defending Tremendous Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.
The 49ers head to top-seeded Seattle subsequent weekend for an NFC divisional playoff recreation. The NFC West rivals cut up the season collection.
Purdy threw for 262 yards and obtained the highway win in Philadelphia he didn’t get three seasons in the past when he was injured in a dismal outing in Philadelphia in a loss within the NFC title recreation.
Purdy had two passes intercepted on this one by All-Professional cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, however the Eagles scored simply three factors off the turnovers.
The 49ers might head to Seattle with out star tight finish George Kittle, who was carted off the sphere with a proper Achilles tendon harm late within the first half.
The Eagles — who gained a Tremendous Bowl on a trick play — have been foiled by one when Jennings was pitched the ball and rolled proper and hit McCaffery on a 29-yard landing. The rating on the primary play of the fourth quarter gave the 49ers a 17-16 lead.
The Eagles would solely get Jake Elliott’s 33-yard subject purpose within the quarter for a short 19-17 lead.
Philadelphia was once more doomed by a torpid offensive effort that price it a shot at a repeat championship. Tremendous Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts threw for less than 168 yards and a landing and the Eagles didn’t construct off a 13-10 halftime lead by totaling solely 36 complete yards within the third quarter on 16 performs.
Hurts was incomplete on a last-gasp fourth-and-11 try with 43 seconds left that ended their closing drive.
