Sometimes, budding rivalries are squelched by the schedule.

The last two times the 49ers played the Philadelphia Eagles, there was no shortage of drama.

A little more than two years ago, the 49ers staked their claim as the NFL’s best team with a 42-19 win over the Eagles, who were 10-1 at the time. It didn’t erase the pain of their previous matchup in the NFC Championship Game following the 2022 season, when Brock Purdy has his right elbow shredded on a sack by Haason Reddick.

That loss ended the 49ers’ hopes of making the Super Bowl, while the Eagles went on to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs.

So the regular-season game on Dec. 3 served as some feel-good therapy even if it didn’t erase the sting of the playoff loss. The 49ers came in 9-3, scored touchdowns on six consecutive possession

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