Eagles Draw 49ers In First Round. First Impressions with BLG!

The Ringer's Philly Special

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4.8 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The Eagles have their playoff opponent set, as old foe the San Francisco 49ers will be coming to town. Sheil is joined by Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation to discuss the matchup, as well as the Eagles’ 24–17 loss to the Commanders with the No. 2 seed in the conference on the line. The big question is whether the Eagles should have played their starters. How realistic is it for the Eagles to make a Super Bowl run? Should we pump the brakes on Tanner McKee? Plus, a quick discussion on the Sixers and Flyers. Should the Eagles have played the starters? (3:34) Eagles path to the Super Bowl (8:48) Matchup with the 49ers (13:53) Confidence meter (21:15) Why can the Eagles go on a run? (23:34) Why would the season end early? (28:17) Tanner McKee (36:51) Sixers & Flyers (56:52) Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial. Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Brandon Lee Gowton Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up? It's Todd McShay, host of the McShay Show at the Ringer and Spotify.
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