49ers rally after George Kittle injury to end Eagles’ quest of Super Bowl repeat








San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia Eagles
Niners will play Seahawks in divisional round
Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wildcard victory on Sunday.
The 49ers head to top-seeded Seattle next weekend for an NFC divisional playoff game. The NFC West rivals split the season series.
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Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-east
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A Victorian Muslim religious leader was punched in the face after he and his wife were allegedly forced from their car on a Melbourne freeway in what police allege was a racially motivated attack.
Police allege the pair were travelling along the South Gippsland Highway in Melbourne’s south-east at 7.40pm on Saturday when they were “racially abused” by three occupants of a small black hatchback.
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© Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

© Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP