"Not so tasty was tight end George Kittle sustaining an Achilles tear in the second quarter. That prompted Lynch, the Niners' ninth-year general manager, to visit the 49ers' fallen captain in the locker room, along with owner Jed York and Kittle's adoring wife, Claire. Rather than wait to hit the 49ers' sideline for the game's final minutes like usual, Lynch made his way there for the entire fourth-quarter fireworks, disguised by a ski cap."
"Coach Kyle Shanahan said he very strongly preferred playing at Seattle on Sunday, rather than, like the regular-season finale, getting shorted a day of recovery and facing the two-weeks-rested Seahawks on a Saturday. Hopefully if the NFL is cool to understanding, they'll make it Sunday, Shanahan said. Nope. The NFL has debuted No. 1 seeds in Saturday's divisional round the past five years. Jauan Jennings enthusiastically shouted he CAN'T WAIT! CAN'T WAIT for the rematch, so now he won't have to wait an extra day."
John Lynch celebrated a wild-card win as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 23-19 at Lincoln Financial Field. Tight end George Kittle suffered an Achilles tear in the second quarter, prompting Lynch, owner Jed York and Kittle's wife Claire to visit him in the locker room. Lynch then watched the entire fourth quarter from the sideline disguised by a ski cap. The No. 6-seed 49ers, operating with a patchwork roster, advanced to a divisional-round trip to Seattle, where they will rematch the Seahawks, who beat them 13-3 a week earlier. Coach Kyle Shanahan expressed a preference for a Sunday game; the NFL schedules No. 1 seeds on Saturdays.
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