Eagles’ Jalen Hurts puts perfect home playoff record on line vs. 49ers

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts puts his 5-0 home record in the playoffs on the line Sunday against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.

Both wild-card teams lost in Week 18 and took significant drops in the NFC playoff seeding. The 49ers (12-5) fell to No. 6 after losing a battle with Seattle for No. 1, while the third-seeded Eagles (11-6) opted to rest their starters and squandered a chance to leapfrog Chicago for the No. 2 slot.

Before last weekend's setbacks, the defending...