San Francisco and Philadelphiawill do battle one more time in the postseason, this time for a chance to advance to the divisional round. The Eagles beat the 49ers in January 2023 in the NFC title game, 31-7. San Francisco bounced back to beat Philly the following December, 42-19. The three meetings between these teams have been played in Philadelphia, with the Niners holding a 2-1 edge.
The 49ers had a rough patch in the middle of the season, going 3-3 following a 3-1 start. Sitting at 6-4 in November, some had begun to write the Niners off. But then the team got Brock Purdyback from injury and reeled off six consecutive winsbefore dropping the final game of the season to Seattle last week. That loss cost the 49ers the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs. With the Super Bowl in Santa Clara this year, San Francisco could have potentially played at home for the entire postseason.
Philadelphia won its third NFC East title in four years but also struggled down the stretch. The Eagles went 3-4 from Week 12 on and even lost three in a row during that time before bouncing back to win three straight. Philly closed the season with a loss to Washington due in large part to head coachNick Sirianni resting starters despite still having a chance to win the No. 2seed in the NFC.
How to watch 49ers vs. Eagles in the wild card
49ers-Eagles start time:4:30 p.m. ETLocation:Lincoln Financial Field | PhiladelphiaTV channel, live stream:Fox
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49ers, Eagles announce wild-card inactives
With less than 90 minutes remaining until the San Francisco 49ers and kick off in the wild card, each team has announced its inactives for gameday.
Here's a look:
49ers inactives
WR Ricky Pearsall
WR Jordan Watkins
DL Kevin Givens
LB Dee Winters
LB Luke Gifford
CB Chase Lucas
Eagles inactives
OT Lane Johnson
OG Brett Toth
LB Joshua Uche
QB Sam Howell (Emergency 3rd QB)
CB Jakorian Bennett
RB A.J. Dillon
DT Ty Robinson