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NFC title game: Eagles-49ers winner will be the team that holds the line

Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons gets a hand on the ball as San Francisco 49 ers quarterback Brock Purdy throws a pass in the second quarter of their NFC divisional-round playoff game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

PHILADELPHIA — With four NFL teams vying Sunday for two spots in the Super Bowl, most everyone is focused on the quartet of young quarterbacks. That's fair. They touch the football on just about every play.

The Philadelphia Eagles have a ton of other critical assets.

Well, make that 1,620 pounds of them.

That's the collective listed weight of the Eagles offensive line, the best in football and an overlooked factor in the team's success. The biggest challenge those five men face figures to come

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