[Mick]

Couple of minor thoughts;

1) Read an article this morning that indicates that Philadelphia's run defense since they added Ndamakong Suh has been 15th in the league.
2) Saw that Philly's pass defense, while impressive, is much less impressive when checked down to the 3rd and 4th receivers, ranking #22 against those receivers. Last year vs. the Eagles, Jauan Jennings had his first TD reception. Might be a big game for Jauan.
3) Similarly, the Eagles fare the weakest against Cover 3. 49ers play a lot of Cover 3, and Hurts likes to attack the seams. Fred Warner and Dre are going to need to have big days tomorrow..
4) Also, Eagles pass defense isn't quite as strong against RBs who catch the ball out of the backfield when they're not the first or second option, ranking #24 in the NFL. Maybe McCaffrey and Yoosh do well today.
5) Garoppolo's postseason passer rating going into last season's NFC championship game was much, much worse than Purdy's (63.0 vs. 109.4).
6) Purdy held the ball for an average of 3.49 seconds against Seattle versus 2.80 against Dallas. Philly allows an average of  to opposing QBs, apart from the 70 sacks that Philly has done this year.
7) Jalen Hurts' passer rating in the postseason is 112.3, albeit solely against the weak Giants. Hurts becomes a mere mortal when facing the blitz, however, his EPA/Blitz stat is 13th in the league.
8) Niners appear to be fully healthy. Christian McCaffrey practiced yesterday; Elijah MItchell (groin) did not.
9) Philly has the #3 turnover margin at +9, but their special teams are ranked #13 overall. Maybe Ray Ray can have a big day.  I'll bet Robbie will.
10) Only minor weakness on Philly's offensive line appears to be their LT, Jordan Mailata,against whom Bosa will line up. Bosa needs to have a big day tomorrow.
11) Purdy has thrown 59 passes without an interception in his first posteason, easily the longest of any rookie quarterback, breaking Norm Van Brocklin's record of 14, set back in 1949.
12) 49ers beat writers Matt Barrows and David Lombardi both pick the 49ers to beat the Eagles tomorrow. Both men are 14-5 over the season.

[Mick]

Couple of minor thoughts;

1) Read an article this morning that indicates that Philadelphia's run defense since they added Ndamakong Suh has been 15th in the league.
2) Saw that Philly's pass defense, while impressive, is much less impressive when checked down to the 3rd and 4th receivers, ranking #22 against those receivers. Last year vs. the Eagles, Jauan Jennings had his first TD reception. Might be a big game for Jauan.
3) Similarly, the Eagles fare the weakest against Cover 3. 49ers play a lot of Cover 3, and Hurts likes to attack the seams. Fred Warner and Dre are going to need to have big days tomorrow..
4) Also, Eagles pass defense isn't quite as strong against RBs who catch the ball out of the backfield when they're not the first or second option, ranking #24 in the NFL. Maybe McCaffrey and Yoosh do well today.
5) Garoppolo's postseason passer rating going into last season's NFC championship game was much, much worse than Purdy's (63.0 vs. 109.4).
6) Purdy held the ball for an average of 3.49 seconds against Seattle versus 2.80 against Dallas. Philly allows an average of  to opposing QBs, apart from the 70 sacks that Philly has done this year.
7) Jalen Hurts' passer rating in the postseason is 112.3, albeit solely against the weak Giants. Hurts becomes a mere mortal when facing the blitz, however, his EPA/Blitz stat is 13th in the league.
8) Niners appear to be fully healthy. Christian McCaffrey practiced yesterday; Elijah MItchell (groin) did not.
9) Philly has the #3 turnover margin at +9, but their special teams are ranked #13 overall. Maybe Ray Ray can have a big day.  I'll bet Robbie will.
10) Only minor weakness on Philly's offensive line appears to be their LT, Jordan Mailata,against whom Bosa will line up. Bosa needs to have a big day tomorrow.
11) Purdy has thrown 59 passes without an interception in his first posteason, easily the longest of any rookie quarterback, breaking Norm Van Brocklin's record of 14, set back in 1949.
12) 49ers beat writers Matt Barrows and David Lombardi both pick the 49ers to beat the Eagles tomorrow. Both men are 14-5 over the season.