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The good and bad from the 49ers’ blowout win over the Eagles

All the good and some of the bad from the 49ers’ blowout win on the road against the Eagles on Sunday.

In a game billed as a heavyweight title fight, the San Francisco 49ers landed haymaker after haymaker with a mix of smooth jabs and different combinations en route to a highlight-reel knockout over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon.

Behind four touchdown tosses from Brock Purdy and a hat trick of scores from Deebo Samuel, the 49ers silenced a rowdy Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia with a 42-19 blowout over the Eagles in a highly-anticipated rematch of the NFC Championship game.

With the game wrapped up, here’s a look at all the good and some of the bad from the 49ers dominant 42-19 win on the road against the Eagles in Week 13.

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49ers offense had rare scoring performance against Eagles

The 49ers offense on Sunday did something no 49ers offense has done since 1992!

It’s not particularly easy to post six touchdowns in an NFL game. Only five teams have done it in a game this season. Scoring six touchdowns on six consecutive drives is even more difficult. That’s what San Francisco did Sunday in Philadelphia.

The 49ers opened their game with two three-and-outs on offense. They managed negative-six yards in those two series. It was a disaster. Once they got rolling though they became nigh impossible to stop.

After starting out with negative-six yards on six plays, they averaged 9.1 yards per play in their next 51 to finish at 8.0 yards per play. That efficiency resulted in touchdowns on their next six drives something that hasn’t happened in the NFL since 2019. It’s also something the 49ers haven’t done since 1992 per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner:

Perhaps the most remarkable part of the 49ers’ six-consecutive scoring drives is that only one of them was shorter than 75 yards, and that one was their final TD where they’d recovered Philadelphia’s onside kick attempt.

It was an offensive masterclass from the 49ers after the face-planted out of the gates. And the fact they did something no 49ers club since 1992 had done is a good illustration of how impressive they were offensively in the biggest game of the year.

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49ers run defense dominant in Philly

The 49ers run defense was good as heck against a very good Eagles run game:

Perhaps the most game-changing aspect of the 49ers’ performance in Philadelphia was how dominant their run defense was.

The Eagles managed only 46 rushing yards on 18 attempts. Their longest run of the game was a seven-yard scramble by quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Philadelphia entered the game ranked No. 9 in the NFL in rushing yards and No. 3 in the NFL in first downs on the ground. On Sunday they did not convert a third down on the ground, and their only two first downs via the run came on a one-yard touchdown and a fourth-and-short conversion. Both of those runs came on the Eagles’ so-called “brotherly shove” play.

According to Josh Dubow of the Associated Press, the 49ers held the Eagles to their lowest rushing total in a half decade:

If the 49ers run defense is as good the rest of the year as it was Sunday against an excellent running team like the Eagles, they’ll be extremely hard to beat come playoff time.

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NFC playoff picture: 49ers still behind Eagles, but hold key tiebreaker

Here’s how the NFC playoff picture shapes up after 13 weeks:

The 49ers’ massive win over the Eagles in Week 13 didn’t get them to the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but it certainly kept them in the hunt. It also gave them a vital tiebreaker over a team that won’t likely have a ton of losses left on its schedule this season.

San Francisco gained a game on Philadelphia and stayed tied for second place in the NFC with the Detroit Lions. The Lions handled business on the road in New Orleans on Sunday to keep pace with the other NFC heavyweights.

Here’s what the conference standings look like after Week 13:

1. Eagles (10-2)
2. 49ers (9-3)
3. Lions (9-3)
4. Falcons (6-6)
5. Cowboys (9-3)
6. Vikings (6-6)
7. Packers (6-6)

8. Rams (6-6)
9. Seahawks (6-6)

Thanks to their win on Sunday though, the 49ers have the all-important head-to-head tiebreaker on Philadelphia. That could be significant given the Eagles’ schedule down the stretch. They have the Cowboys, Seahawks, Giants twice and the Cardinals in the final five weeks. Barring something dramatic, there aren’t a ton of losses in that stretch for a team as good as Philly.

Having that head-to-head tiebreaker could wind up deciding the No. 1 overall seed for the 49ers.

All of this goes out the window if the Lions win out though since that could put a three-way tie on the table and the head-to-head goes by the wayside since all the teams didn’t face each other.

Step 1 for the 49ers is winning the rest of their games. That may be the only way for them to stay in the conversation atop the conference. Tiebreakers can get tackled once the dust of the regular season settles.

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Kyle Shanahan speaks on 49ers LB Dre Greenlaw ejection from Eagles game

Here’s what Kyle Shanahan said about Dre Greenlaw’s ejection:

There was a tense moment in the third quarter of the 49ers-Eagles showdown at Lincoln Financial Field when 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw tackled Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith after the whistle.

The play resulted in a 15-yard penalty for Greenlaw and an ejection for the LB after a confrontation with Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro. It appeared on replay that DiSandro shoved Greenlaw after the play, and Greenlaw while pointing at DiSandro or someone else, touched DiSandro’s face. The officials ejected Greenlaw and DiSandro.

Philadelphia went on to score a touchdown on that series, but the 49ers responded with a score of their own and eventually put the game away.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was incensed that his starting linebacker was tossed, and addressed the play after the game.

“I didn’t get to see it all from where I’m at, but when I started hearing people explain it to me and stuff,” Shanahan said, “I just can’t believe someone uninvolved in a football game can taunt our players like that and put their hands in our guy’s face. From what I was told, Dre did it back to him and I was told that he mashed him in the face a little bit, so he got ejected. It was a very frustrating play. I have to watch it to have a true opinion on it. I love how we rallied after.”

Philadelphia finished off that drive with a one-yard touchdown run from QB Jalen Hurts that cut the 49ers lead to 21-13 with under seven minutes to go in the third. San Francisco scored five plays later, forced an Eagles punt on the ensuing drive, and then iced the game with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that made it 35-13 in the fourth quarter.

The Greenlaw play wound up not having much of an impact on the game, but Shanahan’s point stands. Team personnel on the sideline shouldn’t be able to interfere with players and coax them into getting ejected. Especially when that team personnel isn’t subject to being flagged for egging on opponents per the post-game pool report with NFL senior VP of officiating Walt Anderson.

“The officials had a flag on the field for a personal foul by San Francisco No. 57, and then there was continuing action,” Anderson said. “And so what Rule 19 allows us to do is provide assistance by looking at the video. And we saw video that showed that there was a staff person that made contact with the player and that the player involved, No. 57, made contact with the staff member which warranted his disqualification. The non-player, he was contributing to that escalation. Rule 19 does not afford us the ability to help the officials in throwing a flag that they do not throw for a non-player. That’s only afforded for a player action.”

It’s unclear whether there will be additional action from the league on Greenlaw or DiSandro, but the league should probably adjust its rules to ensure team personnel aren’t incentivized to try and insert themselves into plays and draw out ejections in key spots.

On the other hand, Greenlaw has to know the situation and stay out of that kind of confrontation.

For now it’s a learning moment for the 49ers and their linebacker to stay more level-headed in big spots because there was a real chance that confrontation could’ve swung a massive game away from San Francisco.

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8 quick takeaways from 49ers Week 13 victory in Philadelphia

8 things we took away from another #49ers blowout of an NFC contender:

The 49ers need to answer some questions about where they stood in relation to the Philadelphia Eagles. They emphatically showed they belong atop the NFC with a 42-19 thumping of the No. 1 seed Eagles.

Here are eight takeaways from San Francisco’s victory:

NFL Twitter reacts to 49ers’ dominant win vs. Eagles

After the 49ers dominated the Eagles on the way to a 42-19 win, the NFL community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Sunday.

After a lot of chatter between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles highly-anticipated game, Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy sent a message en route to a beatdown win over the reigning NFC Champions in their building on Sunday.

With Purdy under center for the entire contest, the 49ers cruised to a 42-19 win over the Eagles behind six straight drives that ended with touchdowns. Purdy tore through the Eagles’ defense, hitting three different receivers for four touchdowns with 314 yards through the air on 19-of-27 passing.

Deebo Samuel answered the bell against the Eagles, landing a trio of critical haymakers on Sunday. Samuel caught four passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a touchdown on the ground and 22 yards rushing.

After the 49ers proved they’re one of the best teams in the NFC with a dominant 42-19 win on the road against the Eagles, the NFL community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Sunday night.

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Watch: Deebo Samuel waves goodbye to Philadelphia after third TD vs. Eagles

Make that a hat trick for Deebo Samuel against the Eagles.

With a rushing touchdown and a touchdown reception already under his belt for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Deebo Samuel completed the hat trick with his third score to secure the blowout against the Philadelphia Eagles.

For the second time on Sunday, Samuel took a Brock Purdy pass over and blitzed passed the Eagles defense for a score. Purdy’s fourth touchdown pass of the day went for 46-yards to Samuel.

After notching his third score of the day, Samuel had a message for the fans in attendance at Lincoln Financial Field. While making his way to the sideline, Samuel waved goodbye to the fans.

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Notes and observations from 49ers beatdown of Eagles

Observations and notes from the #49ers beatdown of the Eagles in Philadelphia:

What a rear end kicking that was. The 49ers went into Philadelphia and throttled the No. 1 seed Eagles 42-19 at Lincoln Financial Field.

San Francisco got off to a very slow start and fell behind 6-0, but from there went on a 42-13 run to secure a blowout victory and pull within a game of the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Here are our observations from each quarter of Sunday’s game:

49ers’ Dre Greenlaw ejected after making contact with Eagles security on sideline

Dre Greenlaw will miss the remainder of the game after making contact with the head of Eagles security on the sideline.

Things are officially getting chippy between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Tempers flared between the Eagles sideline and the 49ers defense after a play along the sideline in the third quarter. While the 49ers clinging to a a 13 point lead in the second half, the Eagles were driving with the chance to cut into the away team’s advantage.

Jalen Hurts found DeVonta Smith for a 13 yard gain. With the play near the sideline, Dre Greenlaw came in for a big tackle. Greenlaw suplexed Smith on the Eagles sideline. With many Eagles quickly rushing to Smith’s defense, Greenlaw appeared to make contact with a member of the Eagles security staff on the sideline.

After review, Greenlaw and Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro were ejected from the game. Greenlaw was also hit with the personal foul to advance the ball all the way down to the 12 yard line for the Eagles.

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