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Eagles stunned at home by Cardinals, clinching NFC's No. 1 seed for 49ers

The Philadelphia Eagles not only blew a 15-point lead on Sunday afternoon, but they blew their shot at a first-round bye in the playoffs.

The Arizona Cardinals rallied back in the second half to stun the Eagles 35-31 at Lincoln Financial Field. The loss was Philadelphia’s fourth in its last five games, and keeps the Dallas Cowboys in the running to win the NFC East next weekend.

But perhaps more importantly for Eagles fans, since the San Francisco 49ers beat the Washington Commanders 27-10, the 49ers have officially earned the No.