Recap
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Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Deebo Samuel scored two receiving touchdowns plus a rushing TD and gained 138 total yards, and the 49ers blew out the Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers scored on six consecutive touchdown drives after falling behind 6-0 early. Dre Greenlaw was ejected in the third quarter after touching the Eagles' chief security officer in a sideline scrap. The 49ers improved to 9-3 and avenged the NFC Championship loss eleven months earlier.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
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Eleven months after the 49ers left Lincoln Financial Field with two quarterbacks injured and a 31-7 loss to end the season, they walked back in Sunday and beat the Eagles 42-19.
Brock Purdy threw for 314 and four touchdowns. Deebo Samuel produced two receiving touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. The 49ers fell behind 6-0 early and then scored on six consecutive touchdown drives. The Eagles defense, the one that had pressured Purdy out of the NFC Championship Game, surrendered the kind of afternoon it had not surrendered all season.
Dre Greenlaw was ejected in the third quarter for what officials called touching the Eagles' chief security officer in a sideline scuffle. Jalen Hurts jogged off in the fourth quarter and went to the locker room, returning later in the game. The afternoon's storyline was the kind of revenge tour the 49ers had been preparing for since February. 9-3 with the rematch in their pocket.
By the numbers
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49ers 42, Eagles 19. Margin: +23. Thirteen-game record: 9-3, +163 differential.
- Purdy: 19-of-27 for 314, 4 TDs.
- Deebo Samuel: 4 catches for 116, 2 receiving TDs + 1 rushing TD + 22 rushing yards.
- Six consecutive TD drives after falling behind 6-0.
- Dre Greenlaw: ejected in Q3 (sideline scrap with Eagles security).
- Jalen Hurts: jogged off Q4 (returned).
- 49ers 9-3; Eagles 10-2.
- Avenges 31-7 NFC Championship loss January 2023.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 42-19 win at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers improve to 9-3 and avenge the 31-7 NFC Championship loss from January.
How it unfolded
The Eagles opened with two field goals to lead 6-0. The 49ers responded with their first touchdown drive: Purdy to Samuel for the first of two receiving touchdowns. McCaffrey ran in a touchdown to make it 14-6. Purdy hit Samuel again before the half to push it to 21-6. The second half was the same script: Purdy threw two more touchdowns, McCaffrey added a rushing score, and Samuel ran one in to round out the 42-19 final.
The turning point
The Greenlaw ejection in the third quarter changed the sideline tone but did not slow the 49ers' offense, which was already deep into the six-consecutive-TD-drive stretch by then. The actual turning point was the first Purdy-to-Samuel touchdown that broke the 6-0 deficit and opened the floodgates.
By the numbers
Purdy 314 passing yards on 27 attempts with four TDs and no INTs. Samuel 116 receiving on four catches with two TDs plus 22 rushing yards and a rushing TD. McCaffrey 17 carries for 76 with a TD. Hurts 298 passing yards on 36 attempts with one TD and one INT.
Personnel watch
Dre Greenlaw ejected in the third quarter for the sideline incident. Jalen Hurts left briefly in the fourth quarter with what would later be diagnosed as a non-serious issue. The 49ers' offensive line, missing Trent Williams briefly during the game, generated the protection that kept Purdy clean for the four TD passes.
What it means
9-3 with the rematch of the NFC Championship Game decisively in the 49ers' favor. The Seahawks come up at home next; the 49ers can clinch the NFC West with two more wins.
