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Kyle Madson

3 reasons Eagles present tough matchup for 49ers

The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t supposed to be a difficult game for the 49ers when the schedule first came up. They were a team in transition with a question mark at quarterback and a new head coach. That changed in Week 1 when they went to Atlanta and thumped the Falcons 32-6.

In that game the Eagles had their way on both sides of the ball and their big win may just be a result of facing a bad Atlanta team. However, three things in a particular stood out as potentially significant problems for the 49ers.

San Francisco can definitely go in and win against Philadelphia, but it’s not going to be easy because of these three areas:

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