Philadelphia Eagles win NFC title game and advance to Super Bowl LVII
The Philadelphia Eagles are NFC champions and are heading to Super Bowl LVII. Mackenzie Salmon looks at how they reached their second Super Bowl in the last 5 years.
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Two players were ejected following a fight in the final minutes of the fourth quarter before the Philadelphia Eagles passed the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game.
Star 49ers left tackle Trent Williams pulled Eagles safety K’Von Wallace out the back of his shoulder pads and hauled him hard to the ground.
Both Williams and Wallace were ejected after tempers flared with 4:13 left in the game.
The brawl ensued after players from both teams couldn’t separate after a fourth play in which 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel fumbled for the ball, which was recovered by Eagles safety Reed Blankenship.
Several 49ers sideline players ran onto the field after Wallace was removed by Williams.
The Eagles beat the 49ers 31-7 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to qualify for the Super Bowl. They await the winner of Sunday night’s AFC title game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs.