Overview
- San Francisco beat Philadelphia 23-19 on a 4-yard Brock Purdy touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 remaining in the wild-card game.
- Eagles fans argued that Williams held Nolan Smith on the third-down scoring play, but officials did not penalize the 49ers on the sequence.
- Responding to the criticism, Williams said, “I didn’t see a flag” and added, “You can’t get a speeding ticket if you don’t get pulled over.”
- The veteran left tackle drew only one holding flag all season and was selected to the Pro Bowl for a 12th time after returning from a hamstring absence for the playoff game.
- Some 49ers fans cited a separate missed roughing-the-passer or facemask on Nakobe Dean, and the debate remains a fan and media discussion as San Francisco prepares for the Seahawks in the divisional round.