The San Francisco 49ers are heading to Lincoln Financial Field as the No. 2 overall seed and with the reputation of having the NFL's top defense.
Even with elite pass rushers and an All-Pro linebacker, this 49ers' defense has holes and it can be found in the back four, and when teams are able to physically match up with DeMeco Ryan's defense up front.
Philadelphia (14-3) defeated the New York Giants 38-7 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the title game and then watched on Sunday evening, as the Niners (13-4) defeated the Cowboys 19-12 at Levi's Stadium.
Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.
With kickoff fast approaching, here's what the Birds are saying ahead of Championship Sunday.
Dallas Goedert
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Goedert talked about the environment at Lincoln Financial Field during the divisional round win over the Giants.
Dallas Goedert
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Jalen Hurts
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Brandon Graham
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Brandon Graham
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Nick Sirianni
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Nick Sirianni
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DeVonta Smith
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Haason Reddick
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Reddick wasn't named a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award despite being among the league leaders in sacks.
A.J. Brown
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Brown was frustrated last week about a hip injury and a lack of touches.
Jalen Hurts
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Brandon Graham
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Graham wasn't named a finalist for Comeback Player of the Year despite coming back from a torn Achilles.
Nick Sirianni
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The Eagles' head coach was used on the marketing material but was not named a finalist for the coach of the year award.
T.J. Edwards
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Jason Kelce
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Fletcher Cox
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Fletcher Cox
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