Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles LOSE to San Francisco 49ers as NFL playoffs blown huge open

There will be a new Super Bowl champion in February as the Philadelphia Eagles lost 23-19 at home to the San Francisco 49ers in an extraordinary NFL playoff game. 

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had a fourth and 11 to save the season and a timeout to nail down the best play possible. 

He targeted tight end Dallas Goedert but the pass was intercepted and victory fell to the 49ers, who will face the Seattle Seahawks next weekend.

The 49ers also overcame the loss of star tight end George Kittle, who appeared to tear his Achilles and was carted off the field in the first half. That injury not only rules him out of the postseason, it also places a major question mark over his availability for the 2026 season.

But for now, at least, the 49ers don’t need to think about that. Christian McCaffrey was outstanding in Philadelphia, scoring two touchdowns that included a catch from Juan Jennings at the start of the fourth quarter.

They lost just last week to the Seahawks, many people’s favorite to go all the way and win the Super Bowl. 

But now the 49ers have a chance for revenge off the back of a huge confidence-boosting win and the added motivation of playing the Super Bowl in their own stadium on February 8. 

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