"George Kittle's second-quarter Achilles injury cast a familiar pall over the playoff proceedings, three years after Brock Purdy sustained an elbow-ligament tear here in an NFC Championship Game defeat. This time, the 49ers persevered and it was Purdy directing a fourth-quarter comeback and ultimately throwing a game-winning, third-and-goal touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey from the 4 with 2:54 remaining. McCaffrey caught another fourth-quarter touchdown pass, on Jauan Jennings' 29-yard trickery to open the fourth quarter for a brief lead."
"RUN OFFENSE: C McCaffrey had just 13 yards on eight carries in the first half, he finished with 48 yards on 15 carries, and none of that seemed to matter considering how he finished the game. Yes, he had two fourth-quarter touchdown catches, but he also had a 4-yard run to the Eagles' 25 and a 10-yarder to the Eagles' 10, setting up his winning score."
"PASS DEFENSE: A- The Eagles' final four plays: sack by Keion White, incompletion (hurried by ex-Eagle Bryce Huff), incompletion (high off DeVonta Smith's hands, Malik Mustapha drills Smith), and incompletion (off linebacker Eric Kendricks' hands at the 8-yard line, after he backpedals from the right hashmarks to bat away a throw over the middle to Dallas Goedert). That sequence should be celebrated in 49ers lore."
San Francisco rallied to a 23-19 wild-card victory over Philadelphia despite George Kittle's second-quarter Achilles injury. Brock Purdy completed 18 of 31 passes for 262 yards, overcame two second-half interceptions, was sacked once and led a fourth-quarter comeback culminating in a third-and-goal touchdown to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 remaining. McCaffrey finished with 48 rushing yards on 15 carries and two fourth-quarter receiving touchdowns, plus key runs that set up the winning score. Demarcus Robinson had 111 receiving yards and an opening-drive touchdown. The 49ers' pass defense closed the game with a sack and three incompletions near the goal line.
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