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Eagles ready for the 49ers after losing the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs

Story byDAN GELSTONMon, January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC·5 min readPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham had just defended coach Nick Sirianni's decision to choose rest for his starters over playing them in a game that decided seeding — a loss to Washington that cost the Eagles the No. 2 seed in the NFC — when he was told San Francisco was on deck in the playoff opener.“Oh? That's who we've got,” Graham asked.

Eagles ready for the 49ers after losing the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs

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Key Highlights

  • “You know what?
  • That's cool.
  • We know we're going to have to see everybody, whoever we see."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn other words, at home or on the road, the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles are ready to play any team in any location. Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A. J.
  • Brown, Graham and most Eagles players are loaded with big-game experience — heck, Graham has two Super Bowl rings — and the Eagles are proven road warriors in both the regular season and the playoffs. Yet, Sirianni's decision to play second-teamers not only backfired in the moment when the Eagles lost to the Commanders and Detroit beat Chicago, it's fair to wonder if the homemade bye week was really worth the gamble once the Eagles lost a shot at hosting at least two games in the playoffs.“I have to do what I think’s best for the football team moving forward, and that’s what I did,” Sirianni said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt's down to one guaranteed home game for the Eagles, on Sunday against the 49ers.
  • Survive that one, and the Eagles could face a divisional game in Chicago and an NFC title game in Seattle. Think home field and seeding doesn't matter?The Eagles won three home playoff games last season to reach the Super Bowl.
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