Eagles Crush 49ers To Win NFC Championship, Advance to Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles The San Francisco 49ers won the NFC Championship. They also advanced to Super Bowl LVII.
Behind touchdowns Jalen HurtsThe Eagles defeated the 49ers 31-7 with Miles Sanders and Boston Scott after they took advantage of a Brock Purdy injury in the first quarter. Purdy was injured in his right elbow and left the game during the first quarter. Purdy would return to the game in the third quarter after sustaining a right elbow injury.
Philadelphia was the first to get on the board.
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Jalenhurts, Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, gestures during halftime of the NFC Championship NFL Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles (PA) and the San Francisco 49ers (PA), Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.
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Hurts appeared as if they were going to pass DeVontaSmith on fourth down. However, the wide receiver managed the ball to get down with it. The play was ruled to be a catch, and the Eagles raced to the line to snap their next play. Miles Sanders scored from just a few yards to make it 7-0 for the Eagles.
Smith would later admit that he had misjudged the amazing on a replay from FOX. “catch.”
The 49ers would start on their first drive of the game and that’s where Purdy would get hurt. Haason Reddick, an Eagles pass rusher, would take the ball from the rookie. The quarterback would also be hurt on that play. It would be the difference maker in the game.
Johnson didn’t get his legs under himself on offense and the 49ers would crumble. San Francisco wouldn’t have a stop on defense either. The league’s No. The league’s No.
Haason Reddick of the Philadelphia Eagles is seen causing a fumble by Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback, during the first quarter of the NFC Championship NFL game on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Philadelphia.
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49ers race back Christian McCaffrey A 23-yard rush touchdown would have tied the game. The team was unable to produce more. With 1:36 remaining in the half, Sanders scored his second touchdown and Scott added one before the end.
Philadelphia didn’t really need to do too much in the second half. Hurts completed the game with a 1-yard touchdown and Jake Elliott made a 31-yard field kick to make it 31-7.
The Eagles were flying.
Josh Johnson, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, is pressured by Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles defensive line, during the first half NFC Championship NFL football match between the Philadelphia Eagles (left) and the San Francisco 49ers (right), on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia.
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At the end of the game, frustrations flared. Trent Williams was seen slamming Eagles safety K’Von Wallace in a skirmish. Both players were expelled. Brouhahas was active at various points of the game, but the Williams slam was by far the most intense.
Hurts was a candidate for the NFL MVP and was 15th of 25 with 121 passing yard. He also ran for 39 yards with 11 carries. He also scored an touchdown.
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After the NFC Championship NFL football match between the Philadelphia Eagles (Pennsylvania 49ers) on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, walks onto the field.
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Jalenhurts, Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, reacts to Terry Bradshaw (left), after Sunday’s NFC Championship NFL football game between Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.
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“I’m not going to make this about me, this is a special city,” Hurts told FOX’s Terry Bradshaw after the game. “They deserve everything that’s going on. We’ve got one more.”
With 48 rushing yards, Kenneth Gainwell was the Eagles’ leader. Scott had 21 and Sanders had 42.
Boston Scott, Philadelphia Eagles runningback, runs for a touchdown during halftime of the NFC Championship NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles & the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Philadelphia.
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Smith was the Eagles’ leading receiver with two receptions for 36 yards. A.J. Brown He had four catches of 28 yards.
The 49ers only threw 18 passes as a team. Johnson was 7 of 13, with 74 yards, and Purdy was 4, with 23 yards.
McCaffrey ran for an impressive 84 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries. He was among four players to receive San Francisco’s flag. He had four receptions for 22 yards. Deebo Samson had three catches of 33 yards. George Kittle Brandon Aiyuk had a catch of 10 yards, while Brandon Aiyuk had three catches for 32 yard.
Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco 49ers) is tackled in the second half by Robert Quinn, Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive end, during the NFC Championship NFL Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles, and the San Francisco 49ers. This was on Sunday, January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia.
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For the first time since 2017, the Eagles will be returning to the Super Bowl. In an epic thriller, they defeated the New England Patriots.
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Super Bowl LVII is being played at State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona on Feb. 12. It will be shown on FOX.
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