The San Francisco 49ers pulled off one of the more impressive wins of the season, beating the Philadelphia Eagles on the road 23-19 despite continuing to deal with the injury bug that has hit them all year.

Playing without Ricky Pearsall and losing George Kittle to a torn Achilles early in the game, it seemed like the 49ers didn’t have much of a chance early with Philadelphia’s momentum. Nonetheless, they kept the game close and found a way to win to advance to the divisional round, where they’ll face the Seattle Seahawks this Saturday.

One big factor for the 49ers...

Inside the giddy 49ers locker room, a Grateful tribute from a team that won’t die (paywall)
“Typically, enough Niners fans infiltrate those buildings to create a resounding roar when things go well for the visitors.

That wasn’t the case Sunday night as the depleted 49ers completed an almost unfathomable first-round playoff upset of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles by a 23-19 score, leaving most of the 69,879 fans stunned and mute. The absence of noise left Juszczyk with an eerie sense of displacement.

“When we won the game, it was just silence,” Juszczyk told me later. “It was...

Demeco Ryans enters these playoffs 2-2. The Houston Texans enter this game as the fifth seed and are on the road in a hostile environment to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

We have seen C.J. Stroud throw north of 245 yards in three of his four playoff starts. He’s gone two games without throwing a touchdown, but threw three in one game.

The Texans’ offense has been inconsistent all season. Since Week 11, they are 19th in the NFL in EPA per play and 24th in success rate. It’s been a struggle. But there is still that memory of Stroud...

If the San Francisco 49ers have taught you anything over the years, it’s never to say never. We wondered whether defensive coordinator Robert Saleh could muck the game up enough to keep the offense in it.

Jalen Hurts was only pressured on 16.2 percent of his dropbacks, yet he only completed 57.1 percent of his passes with a paltry 4.8 yards per attempt. Saquon Barkley had a 29-yard run, but only averaged 3.08 yards per carry on his other 25 attempts. Saleh and the defense did their job.

Holding any offense under 20 points when you’re at full strength is...

We’ve seen Jauan Jennings throw a touchdown pass before. It was in the Super Bowl for Christian McCaffrey. Unfortunately, the San Francisco 49ers lost that game. But that doesn’t mean if something works, you shouldn’t do it again:

This play is from the 49ers’ 23-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles — a play that will be talked about all week. That call from Tom Brady makes it even better. He saw what was about to happen before any of us did.

“I was just thinking, get the ball, execute, tuck the ball away, make the defense think I’m running it,”...

The Houston Texans released Darrell Taylor on Monday morning. Taylor, a pass rusher, was placed on the Injured Reserve in Week 9 after suffering an ankle injury. He was limited to four games and only 31 snaps this season.

Taylor was activated from the Injured Reserve last week, but his release a week later might be a sign that the Texans had no plans to play him. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Generating a pass rush has been a struggle for much of the season for the 49ers. In the Wild Card round, only Keion White had multiple...

Somehow, some way, the San Francisco 49ers are moving on to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.

Despite key mistakes, another devastating injury, and the second-half incompetence of the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense, the 49ers held on for a 23-19 victory to survive and advance and take on the Seattle Seahawks next week.

There were plenty of heroes on both sides of the ball for the 49ers on Sunday, but only three can earn a star. Here are the three that earned the top honors for the upset in Philadelphia:

Third star: LB Eric Kendricks

The defense as a whole...

Eric Kendricks hasn’t even been on the 49ers roster for two months, but he has already secured a place in franchise folklore with his telling contribution to one of the most memorable playoff wins of the Kyle Shanahan era on Sunday.

Kendricks, starting alongside Garret Wallow at linebacker as the 49ers deal with an astonishing injury crisis at that position, demonstrated the value of his significant experience as he made the crucial pass breakup on fourth-and-11 to ice the 23-19 upset win for the 49ers over the Philadelphia Eagles in their wild-card contest.

It was a play that came as...

One of the most gut-wrenching moments of the San Francisco 49ers’ 23-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Wild Card round was the loss of George Kittle. Many of you who watched the video closely already knew Kittle ruptured his Achilles tendon. Turns out the 49ers’ training staff knew it as well and let Kyle Shanahan know as the first half was winding down.

“Losing Kittle early in the game, just obviously a depressing play for everybody when you see that,” Shanahan said following the game.

49ers owner and CEO Jed York went down to the locker room...

Kawakami: Inside the 49ers’ ‘Bang’ play that shook the Eagles (paywall)
“I’m just thinking get the ball, execute, tuck the ball away, make the defense think I’m running it,” Jennings said. “And I saw Christian get open.”

McCaffrey slow-rolled past the line of scrimmage, then burst past Eagles safety Reed Blankenship, who was caught in the middle of trying to come up to tackle Jennings and protect against McCaffrey going by. He chose incorrectly.

Would it have been hard to play it safe and throw it away if McCaffrey wasn’t open, Jauan?

“Not hard at all, man,” Jennings said. “I...

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off the improbable, beating the Philadelphia Eagles on the road 23-19 despite being six-point underdogs and losing star tight end George Kittle early in the game.

It was a game filled with mistakes on both sides, but the 49ers managed to keep it to a three-point game at the half and had an impressive defensive performance over the final 30 minutes, while their offense made some timely plays late for the comeback victory.

With the win, the 49ers will now travel to Seattle to take on the Seahawks for a third time this season, with...

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off what felt like an improbable win on Sunday by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 23-19. The season lives on for another week, where the Niners are likely to be shorthanded after losing George Kittle to an Achilles injury.

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That won’t be easy, going against the No. 1 seed. Since the 49ers were the lowest seed to advance, they will travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks next week. The time and schedule will be updated once we have that information.

Shanahan says he’s expecting the game to be on...