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49ers hold off defending champion Eagles in NFC Wild Card game

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(KRON) — The San Francisco 49ers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-19 in Sunday’s NFC Wild Card game.

The Niners will travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks in the NFC divisional round. The NFC West rivals will face each other on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Time and network for that day are to be determined. The game will either be scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. PT or 5 p.m. PT kickoff.

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Star tight end George Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in the second quarter and did not return. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed after the game that Kittle suffered a torn Achilles.

The Niners had a chance at the NFC’s No. 1 seed and a bye week to begin the playoffs but lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the last game of the regular season. As a result, the Niners fell to the No. 6 seed for the matchup against the Eagles.

This story will be updated.

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