49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles from playoffs

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy discusses his team’s return to the playoffs and his hope to play in a Super Bowl in front of the home crowd in an interview with Fox News Digital.

The San Francisco 49ers got the job done on the road, upsetting the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, 23-19, in the Wild Card Round to move on in the playoffs.

The 49ers will go on to face their NFC West-rival Seattle Seahawks, who got a bye as the No. 1 seed in the NFC this year.

Meanwhile, the Eagles’ season ends in surprising fashion, and it came in near the red zone with less than one minute to play in the fourth quarter.

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Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers hands the ball off to Christian McCaffrey #23 during the third quarter of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images)

Just like the Wild Card games before theirs, the Eagles and 49ers came down to the wire, and it seemed whoever had the last possession was going to take it home.

But Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was unable to connect with DeVonta Smith on third-and-11, forcing a season-altering fourth down on the ensuing play. He dropped back, scanned the field and unloaded to tight end Dallas Goedert, the man who had the Eagles’ two touchdowns in this contest.

However, 49ers linebacker Eric Kendricks read the play perfectly, jumping the route and knocking it incomplete with 43 seconds left to seal victory for San Francisco.

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Prior to that game-deciding drive, Brock Purdy and the