The 49ers delegitimized the Eagles NFC Championship Sunday

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[@randommindz6782]

Personally, I'd feel validated as a 49ers fan if they win it all. this win was an appetizer. 49ers want the main course = The Super Bowl

[@coreymunroe8073]

Can't decide which team I'd rather crush in the SB. Chiefs because of the most recent trip or Ravens because of all the terrible calls 🤔

[@Harley_2023_richieg]

@@coreymunroe8073 I've seen many that say Ravens v 49ers this year.

[@matthewdelorio598]

Bang bang NINER Gang!

[@Ravsxngh]

This aged like milk 🥛😂

[@francruz5824]

Weeks ago, you started burying Brock Purdy, now he’s winning again and everyone is jumping to join him in the bus.😂😂😂

[@JudeGill-tl8po]

Stephen A is damn right! The 49ers would've stomped the Eagles in the NFC Championship last season.

[@reliablebow]

Dream on 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jayrulez7808]

@@reliablebowyes sir you wet dream bastard! 😂😂😂

[@RudyCota-fc8qw]

​@@reliablebow Choke on a chicken bone little birdy😂

[@reliablebow]

@@RudyCota-fc8qw you keep mining illusions

[@reliablebow]

@@RudyCota-fc8qw 🙃

[@RJ-jq5ec]

When Deebo said it, we all knew he wasnt lying, when healthy, its not even close

[@spenser6353]

Injuries are part of the game. It’s not the eagles problem if your qb got hurt. If Jalen hurts got hurt I don’t think the 49ers would be feeling sorry for the eagles. It’s next man up

[@RJ-jq5ec]

@@spenser6353 I wouldn't have been talking shit if we beat an eagles team without Jalen hurts..., but now you know what time it is when Niners are healthy

[@pierrechantalcorley7928]

​@@RJ-jq5ecso yall better make it to the superbowl cause all the lack of respect and pride they talking and showing only leading to a big fall coming soon

[@TeeMD]

​@pierrechantalcorley7928 one player calling someone trash hardly qualifies as a lack of respect and pride by the team. Stop it.

[@pierrechantalcorley7928]

@@TeeMD no I'm talking bout all the stuff they were saying and doing after the game too. But truthfully it's all an act anyway I'm just speaking to the fans since we seem to care more bout this scripted rigged games

[@in-da-face]

I was humble before this game. I said our team didnt look like they did last season. I said these wins were ugly, and that the Eagles would get taken advantage of for not doing much in the first half. I said a team will see that, be better, and take advantage of that. As much as i wanted Philly to win, i knew it was high hopes. I said i was nervous about the Eagles facing the 49ers this season because of how bad we look. Accept the L. Hold Philly accountable for that. The defense didnt seem interested, the offense couldnt get anything started or answered. Im an Eagles fan till i die. I also wont stop being real about it either. I love football and i love my Eagles, but you gotta hold your team accountable. No excuses.

[@static49ers8]

respect from a 49ers fan

[@rubenbell7685]

1972 Born and raised 49ers and I respect your statement 😎🫡🙏👍✅

[@in-da-face]

@static49ers8 Thank you. I even said that I think if Purdy was still in the game in the Championship, it possibly could've turned out different. What people don't understand, is that Purdy is a leader, has an awesome arm, humble, pays respect, and so forth. I believe the 49ers are an elite team. People shouldn't hold their bad games against them either. Every team has bad games. Even great ones. I'm just tired of seeing other Eagles fans saying "the refs helped them," "they cheated," and so on. I've seen it on Facebook and some people on youtube. But hey, you guys deserved it. Won it fair and square and came prepared. No one should count them out. Purdy is ballin'.

[@in-da-face]

@@static49ers8 I hope you take it easy and be safe. 😊

[@timothywebster5529]

Eagles even being better earlier this year we still could have beat them. 7-31 with no QB we beat Eagles 19-42 with both QB healthy enough to play

[@Roaddoggs916]

Last year was last year. Yesterday was yesterday. Today is today. 2 birds down. 3 more to go. Go Niners!!!

[@ericfranklin4682]

Yes siiiiiiiir, pluck the rest of those birds, 49ers forever

[@scottbilger9294]

No letdown after vanquishing the foe. The Seahawks must be crushed.

[@sabaton5fdpfan066]

Let's not just take aim at the birds. We also wanna strike fear into the Commanders and then feast on lambchops after

[@Dtober88]

Purdy is so mellow like it's another games Warner another dub 😊 next game... Love the 9ers always humble and ready for the next game

[@coreymunroe8073]

5 weeks of Sourdough Sam driving his mining pick through birds. Gotta love it!

[@justaguy328]

In the NFC championship game, it was only a 10 point game late into the 3rd quarter. Think about how good the 49ers are that it was a 10 point game still

[@Armis71]

10 only point game late with Running backs as Quarterbacks. All those 3 and outs got the Defense tired eventually.

[@CuttaFLA]

Lol if you watched the game, Eagles weren't trying to score after the 3rd.. they were purposely running to kill the clock. Score would have been way worse if Eagles actually took that game as Personal as the 49ers did this past game

[@nikkcarroll9382]

​@@CuttaFLAhell no. The eagles were running the ball because they knew the only way they could lose is from strip sacks or interceptions.

[@CuttaFLA]

@@nikkcarroll9382 they were up by 21 in the 3rd.. the hell are you even talking about 😂

[@nikkcarroll9382]

@@CuttaFLA I know what I said

[@Andy-bk4zr]

What a funeral speech from SAS . Let's go NINERS

[@Fallout777]

As a Niners Fan Stephen A.... you have completely sum up the feelings of the Team and the 49ers faithful. I tip my hat to you.

[@bradboo]

Yes you're all delusional going off hypotheticals

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

@@bradboo Lol, hypothetical - "if we have a quarterback". Yeah, that's some delusional hypo, right there, cause NFL teams shouldn't expect to have QBs when they play. I see delusion, but it's coming from you.

[@bradboo]

@@kevinbrennan-ji1so that is a hypothetical genius. And Hassan broke your qb’s elbow. It didn’t just happen out of thin air

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

@@bradboo Yeah, cause that happens to every QB Reddick hits - he breaks their elbow. You boys got a fluke - the equivalent of being born on 3rd base and thought you hit a triple - and just took it for granted. This week, you caught the bus.

[@deryaalkan5766]

@@kevinbrennan-ji1so did your QB fall into a black hole? No, your oline was dogshit and the team got punished for it. Just accept your L from last year and move on like an adult. Eagles fans are accepting this L from Sunday.

[@juancruz7699]

Let’s keep it rolling 49ers let’s get that number 1 seed

[@kbanghart]

We have to root for the cowboys this Sunday

[@cjmartinez2cm34]

Born in 93 as a Niner fan losing those 2 super bowls with Kap then Jimmy please let this be the year I get to witness my team winning a super bowl that's all I need

[@DarkJak2050]

😠

[@LobsAllDay]

SAS is 100% right, 49ers would have def won last yrs football game. Not in blow out fashion, but they def would have won if Purdy didn't get hurt

[@israelramirez1543]

Chiefs have not played the 49ers with purdy I think it's a whole different game especially the way pat and the team is playing rn

[@LobsAllDay]

@@Truth.Anonymous enjoy ur jimmy g easy wins, yall never have beaten purdy and never will

[@reliablebow]

Jive.

[@LobsAllDay]

@@Truth.Anonymous is that why yall lost to the eagles, packers, broncos and lions.

[@angel-ij4xv]

eagles are doomed

[@Tenno22]

At the end of the day no team wants to see SF in the playoffs 💯

[@mikesmith5930]

And if they get No.1 Seed, good luck everyone....

[@StuntmanJo]

Yesterday was yesterday. We gotta win a chip. Stay healthy go 9ers.

[@luckyfarmz]

Some of us like to relish in the moment a little longer. Lol. Go Niners

[@josephramirezjr3627]

100% truth my guy!!! Even people I know that aren't 49er fans said the same thing last year after that game to me, that we would've won that game if Purdy didn't get hurt. That's why this is the year!!! LET'S GO 9ERS!!!!!

[@stevelucero9047]

I'm a Niners fan and SA is wrong. 2022 Team rankings: PHI vs. SF Defense: 8th vs. 1st Offense: 3rd vs. 6th 2023 Team rankings: PHI vs. SF Defense: 24th vs. 3rd Offense: 4rd vs. 2nd Philly's D last year was top 10.... now they are ranked in the bottom 3rd. Their linebackers and their secondary are their Achilles Heel this year, and Shany knew this and his game plan showed this. PHI had no answer and SF tore up the middle of the field. There's no way to make the apples-to-apples case SA is... it's just ludicrous...

[@ryanculley9987]

Thank you for being the voice of reason.

[@bigchungus1848]

The only team that allows fewer points per game is Baltimore. So San Fran should be ranked 2nd in defense, if not 1st again

[@rawmeseesoundsavvvy170]

I don't think it would've been a blowout but the 9ers definitely would've beaten the Eagles, especially considering CMC got a TD without any QB left in the NFCCG. Kyle's playcalling was on full display when he had a healthy QB1 present, and the motion trickery he showed on Sunday would've gotten to the Eagles for sure. I mean, Hufunga is out for the szn and Greenlaw got ejected, yet them boys still brought the hammer 😬

[@Mccleezy82]

Die hard 9er fan but, this does NOT delegitimize the eagles being the NFC champs last season. Would we have beat them last year with Brock….probably but, WE DIDN’T. It’s not like they went to the bowl and got smacked up, they damn near won. Let’s just stay humble & healthy and finish this thing with a ring in February. BANG BANG 9ER GANG

[@mayolasbones6831]

That really sucked us loosing all our Quarterbacks. I feel like it would have been a great game. It doesn't mean we would have beaten the Eagles. Just that it would have been fun to watch. But it does remind us all in life. Without our health we cannot do much. Have a Great day my friend. Best Dave

[@Be_Dat1dude]

No one should ever use the de-legitimize as an analogy of a Win. The reason the 49ers didn’t have a QB left last year was because the defense of the Eagles did their job. That’s it - the 49ers saw the same tape as everyone else and failed to defend their starter and backup. So this recent game doesn’t de-legitimize last year. It only shows where the teams have made adjustments or didn’t and the 49ers won. That’s it

[@eric7441]

Yes but we can also acknowledge that it was a freak injury. Many QBs get hit like that. Most don’t get a torn UCL. I also would argue that the Eagles weren’t trying to injure Purdy. It happens

[@ncranger78]

Tell your self that all you want 😂 doesn’t change the fact the eagles can’t beat the Niners when they’re fully healthy… cry eagles cry !!

[@thanhdo6971]

Niners fan here. Nah, SAS. Coulda woulda shoulda. Had we protected our 3rd string about in the NFCCG, then we would have found out what we found out yesterday. It doesn’t delegitimize Eagles’ Super Bowl appearance. They won that game fair and square. It was merely a message to the Eagles and the rest of the league that this year’s chip is going through us be it on the road or in our house.

[@Shum_Shum_]

You have some sense. These other people are delusional. Last year was last year. SAS really brought up losing Lance and Jimmy G...Congrats on you guys win. Hopefully we get to meet again🦅

[@charlietian4023]

Delegitimize doesn't mean rescind

[@strifeup2]

SAS is correct in what he is inferring.. The Niners were capable of doing what we all just watched this past weekend in last years NFCCG, but our bad protection their good pass rush ended our season. All was within the rules of the game. They knocked out our most important piece on the chess board immediately. It happens, but yes, we all know how shit would've gone. We just witnessed it. Eagles had their shot in the SB and blew it. Niners will take it from here. It was honestly a blessing in disguise. Kyle now knows he can't afford to have Brock vulnerable, and he won't. Brock knows he needs to have better pocket awareness. All things have improved this year. Start of a dynasty.

[@JayJay-wz8qd]

​@@strifeup2I think everyone believes the niners are a good team. So obviously they have the ability to play great. But that doesn't make them unique. Sunday was their day and they had a point to prove. But it doesn't change anything that happened last season. Nothing short of a time machine will.

[@strifeup2]

@@JayJay-wz8qd bro.. no point is being made about "changing" last season. Eagles won that game fair and square, fluke yes, but a win is a win. The Eagles are not in the Niners class.

[@SJ-bo2qq]

Stephen A, TRUTH BOMB!!! You've just dropped a nuclear truth bomb and spoke what every Niner fan already knew. Loss 4x QBs w/CMC-Deebo filling in before BP13 *came back out* after that just to run the ball. We never "competed" and wanted blood. The NFL agreed to this travesty so much that rules were changed to hopefully prevent this from happening again.

[@thatguy2408]

Ok. Niner fan here. And this is total bullshit. Did we show them what would happen if our QB played? Hell yeah we did. BUT they knocked out our QB fair and square. Shanahan almost ended purdy’s career before it began. Championship NOT deligitimized. They came in with the most fearsome pass rush in the NFL. We didn’t respect it and we got screwed by it. Just like they came onto the field on Sunday and totally underestimated us. The real difference, our loss was disappointing. Their loss was embarrassing.

[@SHREDBEARD696]

Thank you Stephen! Just never felt real last year and now we all know why.

[@96jwatson]

Y’all just lost 3 in a row

[@RudyCota-fc8qw]

​@@96jwatson But we kicked the Dallas and eagles asses. Like they were college teams😂

[@JosephBradleykeepthechange]

@@96jwatsoncorrection. Just won 4 in a row. And embarrassed the good feathers.

[@bradboo]

@@RudyCota-fc8qw you also lost to Cleveland

[@RudyCota-fc8qw]

@@bradboo Oh yeah, and you lost to the Jets 😂

[@davidcastaneda2274]

I'm a Niners fan, but this take is very disrespectful towards the Eagles. The Eagles defensive line was the best in the league last year. Far better than this year. The only thing that would've been different would be the final score. Last year's NFC championship would've gone either way but to try to deligitimize the win is a bad take.

[@Corey-p6t]

Disrespectful or not does not mean it isn’t true. Everything he said is true. With our QB things would have been different.

[@HOTRODSBLAZINGTOPICS]

As a birds 🦅 fan thank you

[@davidcastaneda2274]

@@Corey-p6t His analysis is lazy. While I agree the score would've been different, there is no guarantee that the Niners would've won. Philly was lights out last year. It's just the facts. I think the game could've gone either way.

[@TheRhetoric]

​@@davidcastaneda2274Deligitimize the win

[@DATGUY144]

Man it was purdy first yr he didn’t have the experience he has now plus we lost a few on our o line 9ers wouldn’t of had Hargrave or ol boy from the redskins our defense is totally diffrent bad take

[@michael49ers4Life1-oj9id]

LETS GO 9ERS, lets keep gettin the W’s 💪🏻

[@deezgunzs]

As a Niner Fan I agree with Smith. No QB , 3 and out caused the defense to tire out. Unfair game we would have won!

[@Truthhurts2022]

Yea but you didn’t, woulda coulda shoulda

[@takisman12]

Cry eagles cry😂

[@reliablebow]

Prove it

[@reliablebow]

@@takisman12whine minors whine

[@takisman12]

@@reliablebow😂😂 42-19 overrated team

[@jamesortiz3794]

Both teams played differently last year, Eagles defense was better last year. Each game is different. Plain and simple, either you have it that day for the game or you don't.

[@beneye1]

I like this Sports center style analysis. Calm, collected and professional

[@latu8923]

Smith is the MAN! He tells it like it is.

[@AkBalogun92]

STAY OFF THE WEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!! 😂😂.

[@vissitorsteve]

🤣

[@communityband1]

Look, I'm very happy the 49ers are winning, but that's simply not true. Neither team is the same team they were back then. I'm not only talking about personnel. We're watching a 49ers team with a quarterback who has had time to integrate, and this affects both him and the people he plays with. The team as a whole has had more time to gel. The healthy 49ers today would very likely _also_ handily beat the healthy 49ers of last season. What we should say is that we don't know what the result would have been last season if Purdy played. We don't even really know what will happen this season if these two teams play again. Certainly we should consider the 49ers heavy favorites in a rematch. But we certainly have seen two teams play in a single season with large differences in the results.

[@jimshackelford6302]

Excellent comment. Where Stephen Smith constructs an alternative reality to get more viewers, you described reality. No NFL team is the same as last season, even if 21 of 22 starters returned. There were no signs from the January title game that SF would have won with Purdy in for sixty minutes. They might have been better, but they lost the game on both lines of scrimmage.

[@phillydagoon215]

Are you sick? So we gotta play Dallas, Chiefs and Bills (in which we won by the way) in 2 weeks before we play SAN FRAN and THIS is what you think of our birds??? It’s cool… Stay with your assessment… It’s still BirdGang!!!

[@P4_Designs]

Excuses Excuses ahahah hypocrites lmaoooo.. don’t cry too much bro save some for ya family members

[@Arodsworld]

Chiefs wide receivers loss that game just like the Bill's receivers.

[@phillydagoon215]

@@P4_Designs who’s making excuses??? Y’all won!!! Y’all beat shit down our calf!!! All I’m saying is keep that same energy during the playoffs🤷🏾‍♂️

[@freeacc909]

The refs are good teammates right?! 😂😂😂 Congrats for the “wins”!

[@phillydagoon215]

@@Arodsworld and we still wind up 10-1… I understand the should’ve, could’ve, would’ve arguments, but we still won… That’s on them, not on us🤷🏾‍♂️

[@AndrewConway]

I'm going to bookmark this and watch it every morning before work... That way I'll always have a grin on my face. 😂

[@risingphoenix1484]

The quote from Debo right before the Super Bowl saying that if they had Brock healthy they would beat the Eagles and it wouldn’t have been close delegitimizes them after what happened yesterday….. it was fact.

[@dantetines2528]

Don't think you know what a fact is. See that's a fact! Deebo stating his opinion isn't in fact a fact and using yesterday as validation in a new year with different rosters is dumb. They're is literally a player who switched sides.

[@AristotelK]

​@@dantetines2528People just put their own meaning to words nowadays.

[@bobat37]

Purdy has improved since last yrs NFC champ game

[@GanjahMacK]

As a 49ers fan, this is a stupid take. Yes Brock Purdy got injured early and yes it would’ve ended differently, but injuries are apart of the game and whether people like it or not, agree with it or not, the Philadelphia Eagles earned their spot in the Superbowl last year. Last year is last year, leave it alone. We done moved on already.

[@TW-hb2cr]

As a 49er fan, this is a dumb take. Injuries are part of the game and especially when the Eagles defense last season is what knocked the 49ers QB out. STOP!!!

[@SlugSage]

If anyone beats SF in the playoffs (and they are healthy) it WILL be an upset. The Niners are the best team in the league and anything short if a SB is a let down

[@bryanhartline1696]

Agreed, but how do we explain the Bengals game? The Bengals looked like the best team in the league when Higgins and Burrow were both healthy for a few weeks

[@SlugSage]

@@bryanhartline1696 I think they were missing Trent Williams and Deebo that game. That's the point. The Niners are a top heavy team, and one missing piece and they become very regular.

[@bryanhartline1696]

@@SlugSage true I forgot Trent was out

[@LadyWarmachine]

That game was a statement game. That the Niners putting the rest of the NFC and the league on notice. Keep a even head niners. We still got work to do.

[@SueDamron]

👏👏👏 Standing ovation for Stephen A!!! Perfect!! Thank you!!

[@LennonMabry-v9f]

Nobody does it better than my man Stephen A because he tells it like it is

[@TrevWark]

Philly fan. We didn't want that game as much as the Niners. Cause... the Montra of game to game missed the fact of how important this game was. The Niners put a Star on it!

[@BMXTraining]

You’re speaking for the team? Siriana played clips of the Niners talking trash. Are you saying the coach didn’t want it as bad? He wanted it less? Gtfo

[@TrevWark]

Maybe we should have talked as much trash as Deebo.

[@BMXTraining]

@@TrevWark 🤣

[@TrevWark]

What's BMXTRAINING? training wheels on dirt 💩, 😂

[@ZhangtheGreat]

I disagree with Stephen A on this. Last year was last year, and this year is this year. This year doesn't de-legitimize anything from last year. Last year, the Eagles' offense was a machine. This year, that machine is the 49ers. Let's not forget: the 49ers' #1 defense last year fell apart at Philly because they were physically manhandled, and that had nothing to do with Purdy's injury. Then, post-Super Bowl, the Eagles lost two coordinators who were just starting to build experience and get into a rhythm. This year, the Eagles have two new coordinators: one extremely green (Brian Johnson) and one with an up-and-down resume (Sean Desai) who have clearly shown they're going through growing pains. Many of the same players are a year older (and a year slower). The Eagles lost pretty much their entire linebacking corps to free agency and have been forced to play practice-squad-level linebackers. The trenches haven't played as well. Bottom line: Different year, different team. Sure, in the minds of the 49ers, they used the "de-legitimate" belief to fuel them for this game (and it worked; credit to them), but these aren't the same teams that met in the NFC title game.

[@eric7441]

The 49ers defense didn’t break down to the second half after both their QBs were out. You think any defense wouldn’t have been gassed when their offense can’t sustain drives bc they don’t have a QB? The Eagles offense is vanilla and they wouldn’t have worn down the 49ers #1 defense had Purdy been in. It would have been a closer game than this one but go back and look at that play when Purdy gets injured? Look who he was aiming for! A wide open Brandon Aiyuk who could have scored a TD had Brock not gotten injured.

[@Tina-esque]

Niners defense fell apart bc they were on the field that much more. Don’t know time of possession but willing to bet it was hugely in Eagles favor. A direct result of losing their best and then backup qb. You can’t list excuses for eagles issues this year but dismiss all together Niners dire situation in their final game as a non factor for the outcome.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

@@eric7441 The 49ers defense was falling apart already in the 2nd quarter, and that was when the game was tied. The Eagles went right down the field using their running game and bullied their way into the end zone to get a 14-7 lead. They never looked back after that. There's only one way Purdy affected the defense in that game, and that was psychological. When he went down, it looked like the defense knew they weren't going to hold up, so they didn't.

[@robinweber9640]

this is why the eagles fan's talk was so out of line. Absolutely fraudulent slander they preached all year long. And wise fan would know they got off easy with the QB going out.. But they swore having a QB makes no difference. Insanity

[@Nihaowilson]

I get Stephen's schtick, but sometimes, his way of presenting an opinion makes me smile..... This is one of those times.

[@WorldBeater123]

Niner fan here. This is a terrible take. It’s not the same Eagles defense from last year. They have lost LB’s, they’ve also lost coordinators, they also lost a very good D lineman that the Niners picked up. I actually think the Eagles last year were even better than this year. Who knows who would have won, but it’s disrespectful to “take away” their win.

[@bluefox9er]

Say you’re not really a Niner fan by saying you’re a Niner fan

[@irohsys]

​@@bluefox9er True a real Niner fan could never be that objective.

[@henryhenderson7051]

Faithful Since 1979. Have to agree. There’s no turning back the clock. There’s no “if.” “IF” is for sports commentators like Nick Wrong and the such.

[@oozieneinmillimeeda]

as a 49er fan I don’t think it’s about the Eagles being worse than last year, I think it’s about PURDY getting better. He already had great pocket awareness as a rookie, but rookies make mistakes and Reddick made him pay for not stepping up in the pocket. Now Purdy has the BEST pocket awareness IN THE LEAGUE, and his arm has gotten stronger and more accurate. the Eagles are still a really good team, but the 49ers are playing a different sport than everyone else

[@reliablebow]

Thank you. Much respect. You guys played great and deserve the praise.

[@severelychanged3679]

Dont forget about 3rd and Juawan!!!

[@kordova2182]

I'm so sad he isn't getting enough attention. His TD was awesome and showed me that Deebo Samuel is rubbing off on the players and they play more physical.

[@skykingimagery899]

There. You said it. The second coming of Joe Montana. You just watch. He has all the moves. This could be the 1980's all over again.

[@kiLLinEmSoFTly]

Stop It! Eagles deserved and earned everything they accomplished last year. They were absolutely dominant. #GoNiners

[@andrewvo8395]

I’m a niners fan. It doesn’t matter. They beat us because we couldn’t stay healthy. The ability to stay healthy is a skill.

[@soapa4279]

The hit on Purdy's elbow was just a freak accident. It's not like Reddick purposely targeted his ligament

[@cogicmj]

Just stay healthy 49ers.

[@johnjames2817]

The Eagles have new offensive/defensive coordinators. We lost some players as well. The niners didn’t have Hargrave and Chase Young last year. Things are different this season. The niners are good, but they didn’t win the Super Bowl yet.

[@fisherman420]

Thats what im saying bro!

[@goyo2897]

I'm a niners fan and I can confidently say this: that was the last time this season that the Eagles will perform like that. Can't wait to see them play the Cowboys! That will be an awesome game!

[@kristoferdarker206]

to make such a comment is Ludacris, these teams aren't the same, all their linebackers in the off season, and the stretch of games philly played prior was insane. we will see them again in the playoffs

[@Victor-it6bv]

Stephen A been having good takes lately

[@elisovalenciajr1503]

Offense and Defense kick a@#. Great job 49ers. Goooooo Niners😎

[@JarvisPrice916]

Golden!

[@Xhoven]

I think this is a terrible take. Each season is its own separate entity. Last year's Eagles were significantly better. They set the record for most sacks in a season. This season, there are 11 teams that have more sacks than the Eagles.

[@arlenem9697]

As a 49er fan, in the NFC championship game, both fan bases were cheated out of what could have been a great competitive game. The truth is, any bad NFL team would have won that game after losing all their quarterbacks. The entire 49ers team was upset when Purdy got hurt because they never got the chance to compete on an equal playing field with the Eagle's. This past Sunday, the 49ers got their chance on the same Eagle field, same Eagle team with the same Eagle fans. All NFL teams work hard to play in an NFC or AFC championship game, but it hurts when you get there and can't compete equally.

[@anr1251]

Not even the same eagle team. They lost 8 starters on defense. From 1st to 29th yea your gonna get exposed.

[@KoolKwon]

💯% Pure undeniable FACTS‼️‼️‼️

[@bradboo]

Eagles lost in SB due to a questionable holding penalty after taking out Purdy in NFC and yesterday's regular season win by 49ers delegitimizes LAST YEARS achievements?

[@briane596able]

More imaginary math… because 49ers would’ve beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl too IF Purdy finished the NFC game… here’s what the deal was, the Eagles were blowing most of their opponents out by half time… and controlling the clock on cruise control … 49ers have a soft division like they did last year.. People who get they’re talk points from a TV personality sound just as uninformed

[@johnnybeatmaker330]

​@briane596able they couldn't stop our pass rush. We hurt their qbs on back to back drives. We had a different offense and defense coordinator who left to become head coaches. Are second best pass rusher is on the 49ers now. Different teams . Brock would of still just gotten lit up like Johnson did. And nobody's talking about this at all..... Purdy is just better this years than last year. He was ok last year now he's semi elite frl . We can do if in sports all the time but the results are the results. Him and others should be embarrassed by this take. We lost on a pi call on scored 35 points on the chiefs 😂

[@LeGodOfTheWorldJames]

@@johnnybeatmaker330 that team was fraudulent and you got lucky Purdy got injured little man. Yall defense got exposed in the bowl.

[@95VR407FA5]

Damn feels so good to comeback on these and make philly STFU. Overrated and exposed. Frauds. Never belonged in last season SB. Fkn placeholders. POS

[@DVlad-o7v]

ScoreBoard don’t Lie! As a lifelong NINERS fan, the Eagles WON that game! No matter the injuries, the Eagles scored more points and played in the SuperBowl… That’s life… New season - New Hope!

[@MattGraves-dc4yr]

Cowboys fans we need to give Stephen A respect for saying this I’ve been saying it since last year respect to you Stephen A respect and thank you for saying what no one else will

[@yaboyjay7202]

Now this is some BS. Because this years' team - with injuries in key positions - that just came off back to back wins against Dallas, Chiefs and the Bills in OT, lost to a SF team that came off 10 days rest, that delegitimizes LAST YEAR'S win????? In what world does that make ANY sense?

[@marcusaurelius5149]

Deebo carried the feeling of revenge with him all year and unleashed it on the Eagles.

[@Mm-wf7gw]

3 losses in a row buddy so calm down

[@ightimmaheadout290]

@@Mm-wf7gw You lost to the Jets (arguably the worst team next to Patriots), and lost to a team that lost 3 games in a row, what does that make you? Garbage?

[@Mm-wf7gw]

@ightimmaheadout290 browns had a 3rd string QB and they still beat the niners 🤣🤣🤣

[@ightimmaheadout290]

@@Mm-wf7gw Why do you keep liking your own comments, are you that insecure that no one is there that agree with you? Kicker missed the FG and Purdy led the drive when it mattered. Trent and Deebo were out as well. How would Hurts look without Swift and Kelce? Sit down boy.

[@marcusaurelius5149]

@@Mm-wf7gw Shitbird Cope

[@__G__-]

New year, different team. A loss this year in the regular season doesn’t change the fact that the eagles are 2022 NFC champs.

[@Tina-esque]

Making the win this year especially satisfying!!

[@isaacmartinez7557]

It’s funny because in the week leading up to the game the Niners were really quiet. It was the media that brought up all the old shit and the eagles ended up giving new sound bites. They talked more as of late and this game felt great because of it

[@JoshMitchell116]

Sooo....is the Chiefs' Superbowl delegitimized too?

[@rohansheikh4463]

How? Eagles barely beat the Chiefs, got lucky with a wide open dropped TD. Niners in the title game didn't have a QB. They got a QB and beat the bricks off of Philly in Philly

[@dancallahan769]

​@@rohansheikh4463I think he means Super Bowl. If Stephen A. is saying the 49ers should have been there, then he is also saying that K.C. didn't play the true NFC champions.

[@MiniatureMorpheus]

​@@dancallahan769They beat Philly on a bum leg, with trash receivers while scoring twice on the same play just flipped. Jalen Hurts lost a fumble scoop and score to Casper the friendly ghost. Eagles deserved to lose the SB and didn't deserve to be there in the first place.

[@dancallahan769]

@@MiniatureMorpheus ?

[@vissitorsteve]

No, of course not, but how they got there is!

[@r_aguilar68]

Thank you, Stephen. I needed to hear that.

[@blackdrumpf-willyoushutupm4800]

I am a 49ers Faithful but I see no reason to do this and what could have happened. The past is the past it has already happened. I may get flack for this but in my heart we are better than this Stephen. We have our chance this year and that is what the focus should be on. Do not be petty and immature. It is a team sport and things can happen in a competition. I was extremely disappointed that we lost our QB1 in the NFCCG but that is what happened. Fight this on the gridiron where it should take place and be recognized for it that way. Do not disrepect others, it makes you look cheap, petty, and shameful. Go Niners - Always Faithful, always true!

[@ericfranklin4682]

Agree with you, 49ers forever

[@robinweber9640]

Correct. We smashed them YESTERDAY and that's all that matters

[@sdot9298]

It's not that deep just football trash talk, sugar coated disrespect but still loveis a part of the game. It's a kids game everything isn't always related to real life principles/situations. All fun. #Only Entertainment

[@TheGuyThatWondersWhy]

As a Cowboys fan I usually don’t agree with Stephen A but he’s 100% correct. He lists all the factors and gives good reasoning why he is right. It would’ve been a different NFC championship game if Purdh didn’t get hurt. But oh well. Go Boys!!!

[@vulgarlatin5144]

Nothing but the truth.

[@halrichard1969]

Great Comment Stephan A.. Philly had better come into Dallas ready to play this Sunday.

[@SmithMGLV]

I mean we going to ignore the Super Bowl lol eagles were one flag away from winning that right there legitimizes their run from “last year”

[@NITZERMODE13]

Someone knows what they're taking about. Well said Stephen A. Smith

[@PaladinLarec]

Eagles fan here. I agree 100% with everything you said. I've been saying this for a while. Our coaching is garbage, our Defense is fatally flawed, and we don't really play with the same intensity that we did last year. Simple as.

[@armandodubon6749]

Speaking the truth

[@blakekipp3770]

I think the niners would have won if purdy didn’t get hurt but that doesn’t matter anymore

[@saltcreeptv]

Every word is 💯

[@darrenmiller7628]

Blasphemy, yes eagles got beat really bad and I’m 100 Philly for life, but from a pure sports perspective you can’t take away the effort from 10 months ago, 2 separate seasons with different rosters, we are down 5 defensive starters 1 of which is now a 49niner, second WE knocked Purdy out the game because they did not protect him which is a core priority for a team so that’s on them and they lost, congrats to them for the performance but our win was legit, do better Steven A. Do your research on the roster aspect!! Put me on would luv to debate you on this or any other topic!! I’m a real one!!

[@paulthird3942]

Nope. A fluke 1/ 20000 football snap injury was the only reason they won. It wasnt a designed play to injure him. It wasnt some bad pass that was picked It was a non-repeatable outcome from that perspective It does make the win less legitimate

[@reliablebow]

Well said! I think SAS is looking for attention. But that’s ok. Whiners gonna whine. We aren’t whiners. We got beat. But that was yesterday……Fly🦅Fly

[@8ballandroid]

Last year was a fluke. Whatever floats your boat. POS Eagles fans deserve every world SAS said here

[@nfsking27]

Not only that, we have two different coordinators but I guess he forgot that part

[@nfsking27]

@@paulthird3942 no. They put a rookie right guard on Reddick who was on an absolute tear last year. That was a bad call from the jump. They didn't protect him and that's on them.

[@stillmattwest]

Nope, not buying it. I’m a Niners fan but injuries happen. Eagles were NFC Champions last year and that’s just reality. They earned it. Hell, they could be Champions again this year. 49ers just won week 13, that’s all. Great game tho.

[@henryhenderson7051]

“IF” and “if only” is a fairytale. I wish we had Purdy all the way through but it didn’t happen. That’s why you don’t leave DE’s unblocked. Last year is a tough pill. Now it’s time for the rest of the NFL to choke on it!

[@chrisdacar3419]

absolutely correct

[@antwainedaniels34]

Y’all media personalities really don’t know football the eagles team was different last season coaches and players so what does this year’s team have to do with last year

[@brkoury]

Thank you!!

[@porfiriato84]

Cry eagles cryyy!!!!! 😂😂

[@Herrera777]

It's not like SF has never been humbled. They lost 2 straight NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl, just in the last 4 years. Not to mention they lost against the Ravens about 10 years ago. I remember Deebo was on the sidelines CRYING in LA.

[@toreegreen3282]

he cried his butt off when they lost I remember .but their acting like they can't be beat every team is beatable. I don't care what happened with Philly things can go wrong at any moment in the NFL. Maybe they are the better team and this media trash will pump brock Purdy head up so much. Until they realize these commenters aren't on any one's side. let Purdy lose the NFC or super bowl if they even make it that far which they might. if he starts to lose they gone light him up just like their doing to hurts. This is facts the 49ers didn't win anything on Sunday and still have unfinished business, don't let the media get yall caught up.

[@forbiddenenigma4777]

my dude is speaking facts!! 100. my guy knows football!!

[@johnnywebb2351]

😂 no he doesn't 😂

[@glenngriggs6445]

You have to at least mention this was Phillys 3rd game in 13 days and the 49ers haven’t played in 10 days. Doesn’t mean Philly would have won but the circumstances were a factor

[@jmerced]

Valid point. Let's also point out that the 49ers had to travel to Philadelphia and play in their house (which most people know is a very hostile and difficult environment). Good teams usually overcome whatever it takes. The 49ers had to play their division rival at their house on a Thursday in order to get the extra days rest. 49ers didn't falter.

[@glenngriggs6445]

@@jmerced very true, it’s looking like the rematch is inevitable because we know what the cowboys gonna do 😂😂😂

[@MP-co2kp]

Every team has a rough schedule. More Excuses!😊

[@HOTRODSBLAZINGTOPICS]

That’s a disgrace to say. As a birds 🦅 fan I don’t care what team it is to try and take away from what was done last year. It’s football and it’s the O-line job to protect Purdy and things happen.

[@jrayg]

Mr. Smith is speaking the truth

[@ClassicHaloCommentary]

It was the Niners inability to block that caused the QBs to get hurt. It wasn’t a freak injury. Just a horrid take. This season is this season. They got the best of the Eagles this go around.

[@freeweights101]

Eagles had the easiest way to the SB in NFL history. Congratulations

[@dantetines2528]

@@freeweights101 They played you on the field and you lost. Thanks for the grats though.

[@Pun116]

Got two byes and lost to a hobbled Mahomes. At least 49ers have an legitimate excuse for not winning the Super Bowl. Embarrassing.

[@dantetines2528]

@@Pun116 What's the excuse maybe don't protect your QB with a backup TE and he doesn't get hurt.

[@Pun116]

@@dantetines2528 Better excuse than the Eagles. Keep quiet 🤫

[@URSoDead2Me]

San Fran walked up in their house and manhandled them like no one's business.

[@ColossalKingRecordings]

SF fans won the SB last night... LOL!

[@reliablebow]

Yep. And they are still whining about last year!

[@ColossalKingRecordings]

@@reliablebow They are all clowns, never seen a fanbase act so emotionally over a regular season game...

[@fwhite7071]

As an Eagles fan, the 49ers deserve all the credit for the win, but it did not delegitimize the NFC Championship from last year. We lost 6 starters off that defense and one of the best now plays with the 49ers. At the end of the day they couldn’t protect Brock Purdy or the backups. The offensive line/protection calls that they made cost them the game. This take is silly. Again the beat us down, but this does not delegitimize the championship. Loud and wrong!

[@Debo1088]

Cry eagles cry!🤣😂🤣😂

[@fwhite7071]

No tears! Y’all are the. Eat team in football right now no doubt about! But last year was last year! Respectfully!

[@edwardpearson1386]

This is football!!! The EAGLES KNOCKED THE QB's out of the game!!! They didn't fall down the steps at home! Dumbest take ever!!! Go Hawks!

[@CORICHIE]

!!!!!!!

[@ErrikahCarter]

Love you Steven A, GO NINERS. ❤❤❤

[@aliciafierros5021]

🦅 are still #1 no matter who doesn't like it!

[@Sparkman13]

This was a dumb take, and I am such a fan of Stephen A. Smith