The Philadelphia Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field for their second straight home game. This will be the 37th meeting between the two teams; the Niners lead 21-14-1. It will be their first meeting since the NFC Championship Game of the previous season. When San Francisco visits Philadelphia, they aim to improve to 11-6-1.Kickoff is rapidly approaching, so let’s examine who is ahead in crucial circumstances.
Quarterback play
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Jalen Hurts
Jalen Hurts joined Peyton Manning (2005–06 Colts) as the only NFL quarterbacks since 1950 to start 10-1 or better through 11 games in consecutive seasons (Elias Sports).
With 29 total touchdowns, Jalen Hurts is second in the NFL only behind Josh Allen (33). Hurts combined for a career-high five touchdowns in the Week 12 victory over Buffalo—three passing and two rushing. Currently, he has 99 total touchdowns in his career (62 passing, 37 rushing).
Jalen Hurts is currently tied for second place in the NFL since Week 7 in terms of passing touchdowns (11), passer rating (110.0), completion percentage (69.7%), and yards per pass attempt (8.0) (minimum of 100 attempts).
Brock Purdy
With a passer rating of 112.3 going into Week 13, Purdy leads all NFL passers. Against man coverage this season, Purdy is tied for first in touchdown passes (16), second in completion percentage (66%) and third in QBR (85). Purdy ranks second in the NFL in QBR on throws between the hashes (94.9), while the Eagles allow a QBR of 95.6 on the same kind of plays, which is 28th.
Random notes
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With an average of 28.2 points per game, Philadelphia is tied with San Francisco for third place in the NFL, behind Miami (30.8) and Dallas (31.6). This year, the Eagles have scored 28 points or more in each of their five home games, tying a record for the longest run in the team’s single-season history. Regarding the NFL, Haason Reddick is ranked T-4th in QB hits (15), T-5th in pressures (46) and T-6th in sacks (8.5) as of Week 4.
Josh Sweat has generated the fourth-highest number of pressures (59) in the league, following Josh Allen (65), Micah Parsons (71), and Nick Bosa (66).In the NFL, Reddick (24) and Sweat (25) rank first and second respectively in fourth-quarter pressures. Reddick is currently tied with Myles Garrett (5.0) and Trey Hendrickson (5.0) for the third-most fourth-quarter sacks (4.5). Behind Baltimore (206), Philadelphia’s team total of 189 pressures is good for second place in the league, tied with San Francisco.
The Eagles are also tied for 11th place in sacks (32) and have the fifth-highest number of quarterback hits (78) in the NFL, behind only Baltimore (84), San Francisco (84), Miami (82) and Buffalo (80). Philadelphia’s rushing defense (85.3 ypg) is the third-best in the NFL, only behind San Francisco (82.0 ypg) and Chicago (79.5 ypg). The Eagles, along with Atlanta (4), Baltimore (4), and San Francisco (5), are one of just four teams who have given up five or fewer rushing touchdowns this season.
San Francisco
This season, down ithe 49ers offense is averaging the highest number of yards per play on firstn the NFL at 7.1 yards per play. With 96 points this season, Christian McCaffrey is first among NFL running backs and fourth overall among NFL players (K Justin Tucker, Bal. – 98; K Dustin Hopkins, Cle. – 99; K Brandon Aubrey, Dal. – 99).
With 15 passes defensed this season, Niners cornerback Charvarius Ward is tied for second place among all NFL players (CB Darious Williams, Jacksonville, with 16; CB Benjamin St-Juste, Washington, with 15).This season, the 49ers offense has the highest yards per reception average in the NFL at 13.3. The 49ers’ +11 turnover differential this season is tied for the best in the National Football League (Pit. – +11).
This season, the 49ers offense is averaging the highest number of yards per play on first down in the NFL (7.1 yards per play).
By the Numbers
Situational
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In terms of red zone touchdown efficiency (62.8%), Philadelphia is fifth in the NFL, behind only the Miami Heat (73.0%), Buffalo Bills (67.4%), Baltimore Ravens (64.6%), and Los Angeles Chargers (63.9%).With 21 of 30 red zone drives ending in touchdowns, the Eagles have led the NFL in red zone offense (70.0%) since Week 5.
San Francisco
The 49ers offense has converted on 24.6% of its third-and-10 or more opportunities over the last three seasons (2021–2023), which is tied for the third-best mark in the NFL during that time (KC – 30.1%; Buf. – 27.5%; GB).
In 2023, the 49ers rank fourth in the NFL with an average time of possession of 31:48 (Cle. – 33:19; Phi. – 31:59; Det. – 31:55).- 24.6%.The Niners are ranked second in the NFL (Dal. – +162) after outscoring opponents 310-170 for a point differential of +140 in 2023.
Verdict
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This physical match is the third of five straight, but if any team is up for the challenge, it’s the one led by Nick Sirianni, who is sick of hearing the 49ers run their mouths. Despite having every advantage, San Francisco loses to the Eagles.