Los San Francisco 49ers they defeated 19-23 to the champions Philadelphia Eagles and qualified for the divisional round of the National Conference (NFC) of the NFL playoffs.
In the next round, the 49ers will face the Seattle Seahawks, the best team in the NFC. In the other tie, the Los Angeles Rams will clash with the Chicago Bears.
Brock Purdy, with two touchdown passes, and Christian McCaffrey, with two touchdown receptions, shone with the Gambosinos.
San Francisco got off to a great start with an offense that traveled 76 yards to Demarcus Robinson's reception in the end zone; Philadelphia responded with a powerful 63-yard drive that culminated in a carry to the painted zone by Dallas Goedert, which made the game 6-7 because Jake Elliott missed the extra point.
In the second quarter the monarchs turned the score around 13-7 thanks to Goedert's second touchdown, now with a reception.
In the attempt to respond, the 49ers lost George Kittle, one of their main offensive weapons, due to an injury to his right leg for which he was taken off the field in the emergency cart. It is feared that the tight end ruptured his Achilles tendon.
Despite this, in the same series the Gambusinos got closer to 13-10 via a field goal connected by Eddy Pineiro.
In the third quarter the pressure of the local defense on Brock Purdy took effect. Quinyon Mitchell intercepted an offense that was threatening to come back.
Philadelphia took advantage of the moment to extend the difference to 16-10 thanks to a field goal by Jake Elliott.
At the beginning of the last period, San Francisco took the lead 16-17 after a reversible play in which Jauan Jennings connected with Christian McCaffrey for the score.
The Eagles reacted, pushed by their defense and Mitchell's second interception, which allowed them to regain control at 19-17 with a field goal.
Brock Purdy recovered from the error and led his team to the red zone, where he was patient to find McCaffrey in the score to go up 19-23 with three minutes remaining.
The visiting defense grew in the Eagles' last series, keeping them at bay in the comeback attempt.
