The San Francisco 49ers beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, and after the game, head coach Kyle Shanahan celebrated two players in his speech.

The NFL’s ban on smelling salts hasn’t prevented players and coaches from using them before games, including Kyle Shanahan.

The San Francisco 49ers got a game-winning TD from Christian McCaffrey that showed how deep Kyle Shanahan was in his bag.

After the 23-19 loss to the 49ers, Sirianni went over to San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan with a message. “Go win it all,” he said. “Good job.” He gave the same message to 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.

When it comes to the divisional round playoff schedule, the NFL definitely didn't do any favors for the San Francisco 49ers. After pulling off the biggest upset of Wild Card Weekend with a 23-19 win over the Eagles,

San Francisco 49ers’ head coach Kyle Shanahan embraces George Kittle after Kittle was injured in 2nd quarter against Philadelphia Eagles during NFL Wild Card Round game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, January 11, 2026. @sfchronicle photo by… pic.twitter.com/rJSt0ZiNOq So heartbreaking.

The 49ers will be playing in the divisional round of the playoffs, but they won't have tight end George Kittle in Seattle and it will be quite some time before he's ready to play football again.

Sunday evening was supposed to be celebratory in nature for the San Francisco 49ers after they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 23-19 in the Wild Card Round of the NFC Playoffs.

The 49ers got off to a hot start against the Eagles in their wild-card showdown on Sunday. San Francisco had the first possession of the game, and marched right over the usually stout Philadelphia defense with barely any resistance, ending with a short touchdown pass to wide receiver Demarcus Robinson.