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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Marcus Hayes

Marcus Hayes: Run the ball! Hit the QB! Eagles beat 49ers Philly-style, 31-7, to reach Super Bowl LVII.

Nobody weaned on cheesesteaks and scrapple would’ve wanted the Eagles to win it any other way.

The latest star runner from Penn State ran the ball down the throat of the best defense in the NFL. A Camden kid who walked on at Temple mauled the starting quarterback and knocked him out of the game. A couch-potato midseason pickup demolished the Niners’ replacement.

Frenzied fans on a warm winter evening crescendoed into ecstasy as they hugged and cheered and howled at a power-game destruction of a powerhouse franchise.

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