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San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 2 · Lincoln Financial Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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PHIPhiladelphia Eagles42Home
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Eagles beat 49ers 42–3 in 2005 Week 2

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers 42–3 at home at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 2 of the 2005 regular season on September 18, 2005.

No other game of Week 2 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Eagles to 1–1 and dropped the 49ers to 1–1. The 49ers finished 2005 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Eagles finished 2005 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Eagles’ 42 points were their most in any game of 2005.

In their previous meeting, the San Francisco 49ers won 31–28 on December 21, 2003. When they met again, the Philadelphia Eagles won 38–24 on September 24, 2006.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Series tied 2–2 after meeting No. 4 since 2001 Full series history

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