The San Francisco 49ers return to the NFC Championship Game for the second-consecutive season and the third time in the last four seasons as they go on the road to take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. This matchup marks the second postseason meeting all-time between the two teams, with the Niners beating the Eagles 14-0 on December 29, 1996, in the NFC Wild Card Round.
Previous game
The 49ers enter the NFC Championship after a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Round. K Robbie Gould remained perfect in his postseason career, as he connected on his four field goal attempts from 26, 28, 47, and 50 yards. Offensively, QB Brock Purdy completed 19 of his 29 passing attempts for 214 yards, TE George Kittle caught all five of his targets for a team-high 95 yards, and RB Christian McCaffrey scored the lone 49ers touchdown with a one-yard rush. RB Elijah Mitchell led the team in rushing, registering 51 yards on 14 attempts.
On defense, DB Deommodore Lenoir intercepted Cowboys QB Dak Prescott once, giving him his second-consecutive postseason game with an interception. LB Fred Warner also intercepted Prescott once and registered a team-leading nine tackles. DL Samson Ebukam registered his third-career postseason sack and blocked a PAT by Cowboys K Brett Maher, giving him the first blocked PAT by a member of the 49ers in franchise postseason history.
The 49ers Communications staff provided the above breakdown.
Below is everything you need to know to follow the upcoming game.
When does the game start?
Sunday, January 29 at 12:00 p.m. PT
Where is the game being played?
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who are the head coaches?
49ers: Kyle Shanahan
Eagles: NFL+, the Fox Sports app, or the NFL mobile app.
Where can I listen to the radio broadcast?
Bay Area fans can listen on KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM and The Bone 107.7 FM, where Greg Papa and Tim Ryan will call the game.
Jesús Zárate and Mayra Gomez will call the game in Spanish. That broadcast can be listened to at 49ers.com/news/Espanol.
Philadelphia area fans can listen on 94WIP, where Merrill Reese and Mike Quick will call the game.
Nationally, fans can listen to the game via Westwood One, where Kevin Harlan and Kurt Warner will call the game.
NFL+ subscribers can listen to the game through that service.
San Francisco: SiriusXM 82 or 225 and the SXM App
Philadelphia: SiriusXM 83 or 226 and the SXM App
Game discussion
Fans can discuss the game within our Niner Talk forum.
How has this series played out historically?
- Matchups: 35
- Postseason Matchups: 1
- Series Record: 49ers lead series 20-14-1
- Postseason Series Record: 49ers lead series 1-0
- 49ers Home Record vs. Eagles: Series is tied 9-9
- 49ers Postseason Home Record vs. Eagles: 49ers lead series 1-0
- 49ers Away Record vs. Eagles: 49ers lead series 11-5-1
- 49ers Postseason Away Record vs. Eagles: None
- First Meeting: 10/6/51, Eagles win 21-14, at Phi.
- First Postseason Meeting: 12/29/96, 49ers win 14-0, at SF (NFC- WC)
- Last Meeting: 9/19/21, 49ers win 17-11, at Phi.
- Last Postseason Meeting: 12/29/96, 49ers win 14-0, at SF (NFC- WC)
- Current Streak: Won 1
- Current Postseason Streak: Won 1
- Longest 49ers Win Streak: 5 (9/23/84 – 11/29/92)
- Longest Postseason 49ers Win Streak: 1 (12/29/96)
- Longest Eagles Win Streak: 5 (9/18/05 – 10/10/10)
- Longest Postseason Eagles Win Streak: None
- Most 49ers Points: 38 - 2 times [(12/2/73): 49ers win 38-28, at SF; (9/24/89): 49ers win 38-38, at Phi.]
- Most Postseason 49ers Points: 14, 49ers win 14-0, at SF, (12/29/96 - NFC-WC)
- Most Eagles Points: 42, (9/18/05), Eagles win 42-3, at Phi.
- Most Postseason Eagles Points: None
- 49ers Shutouts: None
- Postseason 49ers Shutouts: 1 - 49ers win 14-0, at SF, (12/29/96 - NFC-WC)
- Eagles Shutouts: None
- Postseason Eagles Shutouts: None
49ers Notes
- SAN FRANCISCO advanced to NFC-C for 3rd time in 4 seasons & have 18 Champ. game appearances since 1970, most among all teams.
- KYLE SHANAHAN led SF to a SB LIV appearance (2019 season) & an NFC-C (2021 season) in 1st 2 career playoff runs as HC.
- 49ERS led NFL in total defense (300.6), scoring defense (16.3) & turnover margin (+13) & ranked 2nd in rush defense (77.7).
- QB BROCK PURDY became 3rd rookie since 1970 (Joe Flacco & Mark Sanchez) to win 2 playoff games. Can become 5th rookie QB ever (Flacco, Shaun King, Ben Roethlisberger & Sanchez) to start Champ. game.
- RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY aims for his 4th postseason game in a row with a TD & 9th in a row overall in 2022 with TD, incl. playoffs. Ranked 3rd in NFL with 1,880 scrimmage yards (1,139 rush, 741 rec. - most among RBs), ranked 2nd among RBs with 85 catches & was 1 of 2 (Austin Ekeler) with 5+ rush TDs (8) & 5+ rec. TDs (5) in 2022.
- RB ELIJAH MITCHELL has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 playoff games.
- TE GEORGE KITTLE had 5 catches for 95 yards in NFC-D vs. Dal. Had 60 catches for 765 yards (5th-most among TEs) & career-high 11 rec. TDs (2nd-most among TEs) in 2022. Had 4 games with 2 rec. TDs in 2022, the most by TE in a season since 2015.
- WR BRANDON AIYUK has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 playoff games. Set career highs with 78 receptions, 1,015 rec. yards & 8 rec. TDs in 2022.
- WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 741 scrimmage yards (459 rec., 282 rush - 92.6 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in 8 career playoff games. Had 101 scrimmage yards (93 rec., 8 rush) in the last reg. season meeting.
