"Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wildcard victory on Sunday. The 49ers head to top-seeded Seattle next weekend for an NFC divisional playoff game."
"We just focused on one play at a time, McCaffrey said. We knew it was going to be a 12-round fight. That's what we kept saying. We just had to stick to it. No matter what happened during the game, good or bad, we just keep trusting each other and ended up winning."
"The 49ers may well head to Seattle without star tight end George Kittle, who was carted off the field with an achilles tendon injury late in the first half. The Eagles who won a Super Bowl on a trick play were foiled by one when Jennings was pitched the ball and rolled right and hit McCaffrey on a 29-yard touchdown."
Brock Purdy led a late go-ahead touchdown to Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 23-19 in a wild-card game. San Francisco used a trick play with receiver Jauan Jennings pitching and rolling to hit McCaffrey for a 29-yard TD early in the fourth quarter. Purdy finished with 262 passing yards but threw two interceptions; the Eagles converted only three points off those turnovers. George Kittle exited with an Achilles tendon injury late in the first half. Jalen Hurts threw for 168 yards and the Eagles gained only 36 yards in the third quarter, ending their season on a fourth-and-11 incompletion.
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