"PHILADELPHIA - The overachieving and understaffed 49ers are on to the NFC playoffs' divisional round, just without George Kittle. After losing Kittle to a first-half Achilles tear, the sixth-seeded 49ers rallied Sunday night to dethrone the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles 23-19 in a back-and-forth, wild-card matchup at Lincoln Financial Field. Brock Purdy, summoning his comeback powers from the NFC playoffs two years ago, delivered a game-winning touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 remaining."
"Down 19-17 with eight minutes remaining, Purdy completed five of six passes on the winning drive, and aiding that push was a defensive holding penalty that nullified a Jalen Carter sack on Purdy. Purdy finished 16-of-31 for 262 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. McCaffrey, despite gaining just 48 yards on 13 carries, came through with six catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns."
"The 49ers (13-5) opened this season's wild ride in Seattle with a 17-13 win. Then came an onslaught of injuries to marquee players that figured to snuff out any chance of ending up in Super Bowl XL at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8. The 49ers have now won five consecutive wild-card games. Their last wild-card exit came in 2001 at Green Bay in Steve Mariucci's penultimate season as coach."
The 49ers advanced to the NFC divisional round with a 23-19 victory over the Eagles despite losing tight end George Kittle to a first-half Achilles tear. Brock Purdy threw the go-ahead touchdown to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 remaining and completed five of six passes on the final drive, aided by a defensive holding penalty that negated a sack. The patchwork defense preserved the lead by forcing incompletions after a Keion White sack. Purdy finished 16-of-31 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. McCaffrey had six receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns, plus 48 rushing yards. The 49ers will face the Seahawks next.
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