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49ers-Eagles preview: Eagles host 49ers in NFC wild-card game.
Summary
The Philadelphia Eagles (11-6) will host the San Francisco 49ers (12-5) in an NFC wild-card game; San Francisco features Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey, who finished the regular season with a league-leading 413 touches.
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The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC wild-card game on Sunday. Philadelphia won the 2024 Super Bowl and finished the regular season 11-6. San Francisco went 12-5 and enters with a high-volume offense led by Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey. The Eagles rested starters in the season finale and finished as the NFC's No. 3 seed.
Key details:
- The Eagles finished the regular season 11-6 and earned the No. 3 seed in the NFC.
- The 49ers finished 12-5 and are led offensively by Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey.
- Christian McCaffrey totaled a league-leading 413 touches from scrimmage during the regular season, and coach Kyle Shanahan said he does not plan to limit McCaffrey's workload.
- The Eagles rested many starters in the season finale and will play consecutive home games for the first time this season.
- The 49ers lost 13-3 to Seattle in their final regular-season game, when Purdy threw for 127 yards and McCaffrey had a season-low 57 scrimmage yards.
- San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said the team does not plan to add a third quarterback from the practice squad, referencing past injuries that affected a playoff trip to Philadelphia.
Summary:
The winner of this game will advance in the NFC playoffs and extend that team's postseason schedule. Undetermined at this time.
