2 winners (and 3 losers) from Eagles' heartbreaking Wild Card loss to 49ers

This hurts....
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: San Francisco 49ers v Philadelphia Eagles
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: San Francisco 49ers v Philadelphia Eagles | Mitchell Leff/GettyImages

The Philadelphia Eagles were sent packing earlier than expected in the playoffs after falling to the San Francisco 49ers 23-19 in the NFC Wild Card.

Philly struggled offensively again in the game, with 307 yards of offense and less than 120 of them coming in the second half. Going five of 16 on third down is a good indicator of what the whole season has been for the NFC East champions.

It'll be hard to find some good performances from this game, but they are in there with a lot of bad from it to try to narrow it down to a shorter list.

Winner: Quinyon Mitchell, CB

The first drive was one of the worst in Mitchell's career, but his response to that is why he became an All-Pro. Of course, in typical Mitchell fashion, who went without an interception in the regular season, he nabbed two interceptions and had three pass deflections. He finished the game strong and once again proved why he's one of the NFL's best.

Loser: A.J Brown, WR

On one drive, A.J. Brown had a deep ball incomplete with him not running 100% speed and a dropped pass. Brown finished with three catches on seven targets for 25 yards and two drops in the loss. If this was truly Brown's last game as an Eagle, what a horrible way to go out.

Winner: Saquon Barkley, RB

Really solid game overall for Barkley as he did everything he could under the circumstances of the offense with 106 rushing yards, 4.1 yards per carry, and 25 receiving yards on three catches. Poor Barkley's good game was wasted by incompetence on offense in the second half.

Loser: Adoree' Jackson, CB

Every time Jackson was on TV, he seemed to be allowing a catch based on really soft coverage. He did have four tackles, but no pass deflections in the contest. That might have been Jackson's last game as an Eagle, and while it was a strong close to the regular season, he did not particularly play well in the playoffs or overall for the season.

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Loser: Kevin Patullo, Offensive Coordinator

To go from 13 points and 188 yards in the first half to 114 yards and six points with three three-and-outs in the second half is textbook Patullo football. It has been the story all season, ended by the final offensive play: clearout routes by A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, with the game on the line, to Dallas Goedert. Something has to happen to Patullo, whether it's a demotion or firing.

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