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Wk 17 · 2026

Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers — Sun, Jan 3

Sun, Jan 3 · Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA · NBC

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 79 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC East · 2-3
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8:20pET
SF -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SF by 11.6
NFC West · 5-0

What is at stake

An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Eagles: -3.2#25
Efficiency margin
49ers: +6.7#2
Eagles: -3.5#28
Offense
49ers: +4.3#3
Eagles: +0.2#14
Defense
49ers: +2.3#8
Eagles: 22.3
Points / game
49ers: 25.7
Eagles: 19.1
Points allowed / game
49ers: 21.8
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Eagles form

L 17-19at JAXL 20-24vs LARL 7-27at CHIW 24-20at TENW 24-22vs WSH
2026 season

49ers form

W 32-29at SEAW 24-14vs DENW 36-30vs ARIW 35-13vs MIAW 27-7at LAR
2026 season

Eagles this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

49ers this season

Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 6

OpponentEagles49ers
Commanders
NFC
vs W 24-22 previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Rams
NFC
vs L 20-24 previewN W 27-7 preview
Cowboys
NFC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Giants
NFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Cardinals
NFC
at Wk 13 · scheduled previewvs W 36-30 preview
Seahawks
NFC
vs Wk 15 · scheduled previewat W 32-29 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Eagles leads 7–5 · 49ers has won the last 2
12 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.8 points toward Eagles
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252026-01-1149ers 23 — 19 Eaglesat PHI49ers playoffs
20232023-12-0349ers 42 — 19 Eaglesat PHI49ers
20222023-01-2949ers 7 — 31 Eaglesat PHIEagles playoffs
20212021-09-1949ers 17 — 11 Eaglesat PHI49ers
20202020-10-04Eagles 25 — 20 49ersat SFEagles
20172017-10-2949ers 10 — 33 Eaglesat PHIEagles
20142014-09-28Eagles 21 — 26 49ersat SF49ers
20112011-10-0249ers 24 — 23 Eaglesat PHI49ers
20102010-10-10Eagles 27 — 24 49ersat SFEagles
20092009-12-2049ers 13 — 27 Eaglesat PHIEagles
20082008-10-12Eagles 40 — 26 49ersat SFEagles
20062006-09-24Eagles 38 — 24 49ersat SFEagles

Eagles leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJalen Hurts QB #168/114, 713 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT
Andy Dalton QB #140/1, 0 YDS, 1 INT
RushingSaquon Barkley RB #2636 CAR, 182 YDS
Jalen Hurts QB #121 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Tank Bigsby RB #828 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingDeVonta Smith WR #619 REC, 235 YDS, 1 TD
Dontayvion Wicks WR #1312 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD
Dallas Goedert TE #885 REC, 81 YDS, 2 TD
Makai Lemon WR #910 REC, 65 YDS
Defense
TacklesJihaad Campbell LB #1137
Zack Baun LB #5325
Cooper DeJean CB #3323
SacksNolan Smith Jr. LB #32
Jihaad Campbell LB #111
Jalen Carter DT #981
InterceptionsAndrew Mukuba S #241
Cooper DeJean CB #331

49ers leaders 2026 regular season

PassingBrock Purdy QB #1379/113, 1007 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT
RushingChristian McCaffrey RB #2350 CAR, 218 YDS, 4 TD
Brock Purdy QB #1320 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD
Kaelon Black RB #2631 CAR, 120 YDS
ReceivingGeorge Kittle TE #8516 REC, 244 YDS, 4 TD
Mike Evans WR #517 REC, 213 YDS, 2 TD
Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #1914 REC, 185 YDS, 3 TD
Christian McCaffrey RB #2316 REC, 122 YDS
Defense
TacklesFred Warner LB #5440
Dre Greenlaw LB #5734
Ji'Ayir Brown S #2728
SacksKeion White DE #562
Ogbo Okoronkwo LB #591
Romello Height DE #941
InterceptionsRenardo Green CB #01
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.