It was the most anticipated game of the 2023 season: a rematch of last year’s NFC Championship Game, with plenty surrounding it and no love lost between the two teams.
Then the San Francisco 49ers walked into Lincoln Financial Field and beat the brakes off the Philadelphia Eagles, 42-19.
It took a minute, but once the 49er’s offense got moving, it wouldn’t stop with Brock Purdy and Deebo Samuel leading the way, and Steve Wilks’ defense held a high-powered Eagles offense to just 19 points despite plenty of chances. The win moves the 49ers one game out of the top spot of the NFC with the tiebreaker in its back pocket, giving San Francisco home field throughout the postseason if the two teams finish with the same record.