The Philadelphia Eagles are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since winning five years ago.
The best NFL team in the main round beat the San Francisco 49ers, who were severely limited by two quarterback injuries, in the final of the National Football Conference on Sunday. “This is what you dream of as a child”said Eagles coach Nick Sirianni on US television. “We’re enjoying it now and then we’re getting ready for the Super Bowl.”
On February 12, the Eagles will meet either the Cincinnati Bengals or the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl in Phoenix/Arizona, who will determine the American Football Conference representative on Monday night (01/30/2023).
Injuries set back 49ers
For the 49ers, quarterback surprise Brock Purdy injured his elbow in the first quarter and was replaced by Josh Johnson. The 36-year-old became the fourth playmaker used by the guests this season – and had to leave the field in the third quarter with suspected concussion. In the meantime it looked as if Christian McCaffrey had to take over at the position of 7:21. San Francisco, however, sent Purdy back into the game, but the 23-year-old was obviously restricted and did not make any more long pass attempts.
The Eagles had the game under control and were hardly challenged by the battered 49ers. Quarterback Jalen Hurts passed for 121 yards and a clean pass performance to control the action, most of it running offensively. On the fourth touchdown, Hurts carried the ball himself into the end zone.