The 49ers (0-7) travel to Lincoln Financial Field for a Sunday afternoon kickoff at 1:00 ET against the Philadelphia Eagles (6-1).
Carson Wentz leads the Eagles' offense in his second year. Doug Pederson coaches Philadelphia. C.J. Beathard starts again for the 49ers. Carlos Hyde at lead back.
Carson Wentz and the Eagles are 6-1 and have the NFC's best record. Doug Pederson's offense, with Zach Ertz and Alshon Jeffery as the receiving headliners and LeGarrette Blount as the lead back, has been the conference's most efficient unit through seven games.
The 49ers are 0-7 with Beathard's second start. The kind of Sunday-afternoon road game where the rebuilding team gets thrown against the conference's best.
Underdog by 13 on the road. The kind of game the rebuilding team plays to learn what the gap between current and conference-leading actually is.
Week 8 is the late-October cross-conference check. The Eagles (6-1) lead the NFC. The Patriots (5-2) lead the AFC East. The Chiefs (5-2), Steelers (5-2), and Saints (4-2) are at the top of their conferences. The Cowboys, Packers, and Rams continue in the NFC contender tier. The Sunday road game is the kind of week the rebuilding 49ers get tested against the conference's hottest team.
Through seven games the 49ers are 0-7 with a -63 point differential. The Eagles are 6-1 with a +91. Carson Wentz has 17 TDs and 5 INTs. LeGarrette Blount averages 75 rushing yards per game. C.J. Beathard makes his second NFL start in the cross-conference road test. Vegas opens the Eagles as 13-point home favorites; total 45.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 5-2 | W3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-2 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-2 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 3-4 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-2 | W2 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 3-4 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 2-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-7 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-3 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4-3 | W2 |
| Houston Texans | 3-3 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2-5 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5-2 | L2 |
| Denver Broncos | 3-3 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 3-4 | W3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-2 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-2 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-4 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 0-7 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-1 | W5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3-3 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-3 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 1-6 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-2 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-3 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-3 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-4 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 4-2 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4-3 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-3 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2-4 | L3 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Jake Elliott 40 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Zach Ertz 1 yard pass from Carson Wentz ( Jake Elliott kick failed) | 0-9 |
| Eagles | Jalen Mills 37 yard interception return ( Alshon Jeffery pass from Carson Wentz ) | 0-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Jake Elliott 51 yard field goal | 0-20 |
| 49ers | Matt Breida 21 yard pass from C.J. Beathard ( Robbie Gould kick) | 7-20 |
| Eagles | Alshon Jeffery 53 yard pass from Carson Wentz ( Jake Elliott kick) | 7-27 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | LeGarrette Blount 12 yard rush ( Jake Elliott kick failed) | 7-33 |
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 50 yard field goal | 10-33 |
Carson Wentz threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the 49ers 33-10 at Lincoln Financial Field. LeGarrette Blount ran for 41 and a touchdown. C.J. Beathard threw for 134 yards in his second start. Pierre Garcon was knocked out with a neck injury. Carlos Hyde ran for 75. The 49ers fell to 0-8 with their second-straight blowout loss.[1][2][3]
Carson Wentz threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles beat the 49ers 33-10 in the kind of cross-conference road loss where the favored team handled business and the rebuilding 49ers' season continued to produce the kind of results that have the Niners looking at draft positioning.
C.J. Beathard threw for 134 yards. Carlos Hyde ran for 75 on 18 carries. Pierre Garcon was knocked out with a neck injury that would later be diagnosed as season-ending. The kind of Sunday-afternoon road game where the team's best receiver went down and the offense, already struggling, had to operate without its WR1.
LeGarrette Blount ran for 41 and a touchdown. Zach Ertz caught a touchdown. Mack Hollins caught one. The Eagles' defense produced four sacks of Beathard. 0-8 with the Cardinals at home next week and the kind of season trajectory that, in October, has the 49ers looking toward the offseason.
Eagles 33, 49ers 10. Margin: -23. Eight-game record: 0-8, -86 differential.
A 33-10 loss at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers fall to 0-8 with their second-straight blowout loss.
How it unfolded
The Eagles built a 21-0 first-half lead behind Wentz touchdowns to Ertz and Mack Hollins and a Blount rushing TD. Garcon was knocked out with the neck injury that ended his season. Robbie Gould kicked a field goal. The Eagles added a touchdown and field goal in the second half. The 49ers' lone touchdown was a Beathard throw to Trent Taylor in the fourth quarter.
The turning point
Garcon's neck injury. The 49ers' WR1, who was producing the kind of veteran receiving the rebuilding offense needed, exited the game in the second quarter and would not return for the rest of the season. The injury reshaped the offense's identity for the back half of 2017.
By the numbers
Beathard 17-of-31 for 134 with zero TDs and four sacks taken. Hyde 18 carries for 75. Garcon 1 catch for 5 before the injury. Wentz 18-of-30 for 218 with two TDs. Ertz 5 catches for 64 with a TD. Blount 17 carries for 41 with a TD.
Personnel watch
Garcon's season-ending neck injury was the day's lasting headline. Beathard's second start producing 134 yards under heavy pressure. Hyde's third straight game with 60-plus rushing. The kind of Sunday performance where the rebuilding team's losses are now compounding through injury attrition.
What it means
0-8 with the Cardinals at home next week. The Sunday road blowout is the kind of result that, with Garcon now lost for the season, has the 49ers' offense in active rebuilding mode for the back half. The Cardinals home game is a divisional matchup where, on paper, the 49ers should be competitive.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| C.J. Beathard | 17/36 | 167 | 1 | 2 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Carson Wentz | 18/32 | 211 | 2 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| C.J. Beathard | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 12 | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| Matt Breida | 5 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| PHI | ||||
| Corey Clement | 10 | 54 | 0 | 22 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 16 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Carson Wentz | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Foles | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Matt Breida | 4 | 39 | 1 | 21 |
| Trent Taylor | 3 | 33 | 0 | 13 |
| Garrett Celek | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Carlos Hyde | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| George Kittle | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Pierre Garcon | 2 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| Cole Hikutini | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| PHI | ||||
| Alshon Jeffery | 2 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 4 | 34 | 1 | 14 |
| Mack Hollins | 2 | 30 | 0 | 24 |
| Nelson Agholor | 3 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Trey Burton | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Brent Celek | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Kenjon Barner | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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