The Eagles going into this game were 10-1 and the 49ers were 8-3. The 49ers blew out the Eagles 42-19 in Philadelphia. The 49ers destroying the Eagles in Philadelphia shocked many NFL fans. The Eagles first two drives were promising with two field goals that put the Eagles up 6-0. The 49ers responded with two touchdowns on back to back drives putting them up 14-6. In the second half every 49er drive resulted in touchdowns. The 49ers scored 28 points in the second half—dominating the Eagles corresponding 13 points scored.
The Eagles suffered their first loss at home all year and only their second loss all season. Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for a total of 287 yards. He had one touchdown pass. The Eagles protected the ball and never turned the ball over all game, but the major decider of why the Eagles offense struggled was they only had a total of 46 rushing yards. And their leading rusher was Hurts who ran for 20 yards in seven carries. Overall, the Philadelphia rushing attack totally failed. They couldn't do anything but pass all the games. The Eagles converted 53% of their third downs which is not bad but they allowed three sacks. The Eagles defense played poorly. They have been saved by their offense alot this year, which might spell trouble for future games. The Eagles have lost both of their games when they’ve scored under 20 points.
The 49ers dominated on offense and scored 42 points. Which was aided by their 456 total yards. They threw for 314 yards and rushed for 146 yards. Christian McCaffery rushed for 93 yards in 17 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per carry and one touchdown. The 49ers also didn’t turn the ball over at all; they also scored a touchdown on every drive they had from the start of the second quarter. Deebo Samuel was only targeted four times, but received for 116 yards and two touchdowns. The 49ers defense was just as impressive as the offense; they held the Eagles to 46 rushing yards and a total of 19 points…holding the Eagles to the second least amount of points they have scored all season. Even though they didn’t turn the ball over at all, they played well enough for the offense to get on their feet and they held the Eagles to two touchdowns. Altogether the 49ers played great on both sides of the ball and got themselves to 9-3 and extended their lead in first place in their division.