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George Kittle is a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers. With a 13-4 record, the 49ers finished first in the NFC West this season. The 49ers will meet the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game.
The game will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday (January 29) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. George Kittle is healthy and will start the game against the Eagles.
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Kittle and the 49ers played against the Seattle Seahawks in the 2023 NFL Wild Card round and won 41-23. In that game, Kittle had two receptions on two targets for 37 yards but did not score a touchdown.
San Francisco earned a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Divisional Round and will now play against the Eagles. In his previous game, Kittle caught five passes on five targets for 95 yards.
Kittle has been an important asset for rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. He is looking forward to playing for 45+ yards against the Eagles. In his career, Kittle has faced the Eagles three times and has averaged 222 receiving yards.
In his last two playoff games, Kittle hasn't scored a touchdown, but that could change tonight. He scored his first touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7 of this season. In three games against the Eagles, he scored one touchdown.
Over his previous five games, Kittle has averaged 4.2 catches per contest and has only had fewer than five targets once. He has averaged seven catches per game in his three games against the Eagles. The Eagles will set up a strategy to stop him, but the 49ers do an excellent job of making him available for targets.
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George Kittle timeline
George Kittle is playing his sixth NFL season for the San Francisco 49ers. Kittle was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2017 draft with the 146th overall selection.
In 2018, he hit a career-high of 1377 receiving yards and scored five touchdowns. In the 2022 season, he scored a career-high 11 touchdowns while catching 60 receptions on 86 targets for 765 yards.
George Kittle has made four Pro Bowl appearances (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) and was selected to the All-Pro first (2019) and the second team (2018 and 2022).
