PHILADELPHIA, PA (SNN-TV) – Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia’s four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soar into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC Championship game yesterday.
The Eagles, who won the Super Bowl five years ago with a different coach and quarterback, will try to do it again behind the formidable duo of Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni.
An elbow injury forced rookie Brock Purdy out of the game for San Fran, and a concussion had the same effect for backup and former Bucs QB Josh Johnson. Purdy will now miss six months of action with a torn UCL.
San Francisco’s bad luck at quarterback was finally too much to overcome as its 12-game win streak ended.