Jalen Hurts had certainly one of Philadelphia’s 4 speeding touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Tremendous Bowl, forcing each of San Francisco’s quarterbacks out of the sport with accidents and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 within the NFC championship recreation on Sunday.

The Eagles, who gained the Tremendous Bowl 5 years in the past with a special coach and quarterback, will attempt to do it once more behind the formidable duo of Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni. Philadelphia will play both the Cincinnati Bengals or former Eagles coach Andy Reid’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.

Town of Philadelphia was already celebrating Sunday night, with police having arrange barricades round Metropolis Corridor and greasing gentle poles all through the week in preparation.

“This has been an energizing season from the beginning, and we’re excited that the Eagles are going to fly all the way in which to the Tremendous Bowl,” Mayor Jim Kenney mentioned. “As a lifelong Philadelphian and the Mayor of this nice metropolis I’m thrilled to see followers of all ages and from each neighborhood celebrating aspect by aspect, stuffed with delight and pleasure. It is a fantastic evening and I ask Philadelphians to rejoice joyously, safely, and respectfully. And bear in mind: It is a Philly factor.”

Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni mentioned after the sport “clearly that is one thing you dream about as a child” and  “all these guys on the crew have dreamt about this their complete lives, too.”

“Simply to have the ability to do that along with a bunch of males that love one another, which might be related to one another, that may do something for one another is fairly candy,” Sirianni added.

Miles Sanders ran for 2 touchdowns and linebacker Haason Reddick made the hit that compelled 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy out of the sport with an elbow damage. Reddick additionally recovered a fumble by Purdy’s alternative, Josh Johnson, who later suffered a concussion.

That compelled Purdy again into the sport, however his damage was clearly an element because the 49ers all however gave up on throwing the ball, even whereas trailing by a number of scores.

San Francisco’s unhealthy luck at quarterback was lastly an excessive amount of to beat as its 12-game win streak ended. The Niners misplaced each Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo to season-ending accidents, and Purdy — the ultimate choose in April’s draft — misplaced as a starter for the primary time.

Philadelphia police greased site visitors and lightweight poles in what has typically proved a futile try to sluggish the revelry forward. However a metropolis that has been starved for a championship now has its beloved Birds within the Tremendous Bowl simply three months after the Philadelphia Phillies reached the World Sequence.

“You see this metropolis and the eagerness they’ve for this crew. We’re so appreciative of those followers,” Sirianni mentioned. “Have a look at this place. There is no place like this within the NFL. It is a hard-working metropolis, it is a blue-collar metropolis. We expect that is the kind of crew we’ve.”

The sport disintegrated within the waning minutes and Philadelphia’s Ok’Von Wallace and San Francisco’s Trent Williams have been ejected for his or her roles in a brawl. Williams yanked Wallace from behind and slammed him to the bottom.

At that time, who cared? Eagles followers waved their inexperienced towels and went wild as confetti fluttered round them. They sang the struggle track — another emphatic “E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!” — in celebration of a franchise that superior to its fourth Tremendous Bowl.

The Eagles broke the sport open within the last two minutes of the primary half, getting an increase out of a crowd that had been quiet with nervous vitality since a landing on the opening drive.

Sanders broke free for a 13-yard run for a 14-7 lead, concluding a 14-play, 75-yard drive prolonged by three 49ers penalties.

Johnson bobbled a shotgun snap and fumbled on the following drive, and Reddick — the free-agent pickup from Carolina having one of many nice defensive seasons in franchise historical past — recovered on the San Francisco 30. Boston Scott scooted 10 yards for a landing and 21-7 lead.

Even with Hurts virtually a non-factor — he had 97 yards passing within the first half — the Eagles have been firmly in management. Hurts completed 15 of 25 for 121 yards. His 1-yard speeding landing on Philadelphia’s signature rugby-style QB sneak made it 28-7.

“It has been quite a bit. I am not going to make this about me,” Hurts mentioned. “This metropolis is a particular metropolis. They deserve all the things, It is a particular metropolis. We have now another.”

Purdy left the sport with an elbow damage after he was drilled within the arm by Reddick on San Francisco’s first drive, resulting in a fumble. The 23-year-old Purdy’s unbelievable rise from “Mr. Irrelevant” to playoff starter ended with a whimper as he didn’t develop into the primary rookie QB to guide a crew to the Tremendous Bowl.

He was improbably wanted once more within the third quarter after Johnson, a journeyman backup signed in December, was additionally harm.

The Eagles used fast pondering as they scored on their opening drive for the second straight playoff recreation. DeVonta Smith made a sensational one-handed seize for 29 yards, however replays confirmed he appeared to lose management of the ball as he hit the bottom. Smith popped up and frantically waved the Eagles to the road. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t problem the decision and the Eagles acquired off the following play. Sanders scored on a 6-yard run.

With little hope they may get something going behind Johnson, the 49ers turned to Christian McCaffrey to get on the board. He broke three tackles on a 23-yard landing run that made it 7-7 within the second quarter.

With no quarterbacks who might throw, that was concerning the finish for Shanahan’s Niners, who managed 164 yards of offense and 11 first downs.