The No. 13 pick in 2022, Davis was entering his fifth-year option season worth nearly $13 million. Davis has started 56 regular season games for Philadelphia over the last four seasons and was a key member of the vaunted defensive line that helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in 2024.
This time, the 49ers persevered and it was Purdy directing a fourth-quarter comeback and ultimately throwing a game-winning, third-and-goal touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey from the 4 with 2:54 remaining. McCaffrey caught another fourth-quarter touchdown pass, on Jauan Jennings' 29-yard trickery to open the fourth quarter for a brief lead. Purdy (18-of-31, 262 yards) overcame two second-half interceptions to Quinyon Mitchell and was 5-of-7 on the penultimate series, with the actual final drive consisting of three Purdy kneeldowns.
The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. He replaces Kevin Patullo in the role. Mannion, 33, was an active player as recently as 2023 with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. He will become the fifth different playcaller for quarterback Jalen Hurts, who will be entering his seventh NFL season in 2026.
The Cowboys' season never seemed to get off of the launch pad. It took the team 13 weeks to finally get over.500 for the first time. The three-game win streak, capped by a Thanksgiving Day win over Kansas City, put Dallas at 6-5-1 and gave the franchise hope for the playoffs. The three-game losing streak that followed ended the playoff hopes. Sunday's loss to the Giants sealed the Cowboys' fate of suffering a second-straight losing year.