Anything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Niners in the NFC Championship Game.
Three quarterbacks started games for the 49ers this season. All three suffered season-ending injuries.Yet there were still three-and-a-half quarters to play Sunday.In came Josh Johnson, an Oakland Tech graduate, who has been on 16 different teams in his professional football career. He’s done stints in the United Football League, the XFL, and the Alliance of American Football. The Niners are one of 13 NFL teams he’s played for, and this is his fourth stint with the team.
But after a Johnson fumble set up the Eagles to take a 21-7 lead into halftime, it was clear that the veteran was no Purdy.The veteran was concussed on the Niners’ first offensive drive of the second half and ruled out of the game. A downcast San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy sits on the bench as the final moments tick off in a 31-7 loss in the NFC Championship Game the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“One-dimensional,” wide receiver Jauan Jennings said of the Niners’ offense. “This is the NFL. It’s not high school football.” San Francisco 49ers’ Ray-Ray McCloud III holds his head after a 31-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The way the team sees it, the team’s 12-game winning streak ended because of factors outside of their control.
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