The Eagles and 49ers, the top two seeds in the NFC playoff bracket, will meet Sunday in Philadelphia for the NFC Championship Game. RoobNBCS of NBCSPhilly has a preview of the big matchup. FlyEaglesFly
The Eagles were ranked No. 2 in defense and No. 3 in offense, and the 49ers were No. 1 in defense and No. 5 in offense. They were the only NFL teams ranked in the top-5 in both categories this year.
At 23 years, 33 days next Sunday, Purdy will become the 3rd-youngest quarterback ever to start an AFC or NFC Championship Game. Shaun King was 22, 239, when the Bucs lost to the Rams in the 1999 NFC Championship Game, and Ben Roethlisberger was 22, 327, when the Steelers lost to the Patriots in the 2004 AFC Championship Game.
The Eagles are 3-4 in NFC Championship Games, beating the Cowboys at home in 1980; losing to the Rams in St. Louis and then the Buccaneers and Panthers at home in 2001, 2002 and 2003; beating the Falcons in 2004, losing to the Cards in Arizona in 2008; and beating the Vikings at the Linc in 2017.The most recent meeting was early last year at the Linc, with the 49ers winning 17-11 in the second game of Nick Sirianni’s coaching career.
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