Jonathan Gannon recollects the final time he coached an NFC Championship Recreation at The Linc

The Eagles 38-7 victory over the Giants to advance to the NFC Championship got here on the 5-year anniversary of the 38-7 win over the Vikings that put the Eagles within the Tremendous Bowl. Philadelphia’s Defensive Coordinator, Jonathan Gannon, was the Defensive High quality Management/Assistant Defensive Backs coach for Minnesota on the time, and the DC talked about on Tuesday, how a lot the surroundings in The Linc impacted the sport.

“Yeah, I believed the vitality within the constructing was simply phenomenal. Earlier than kickoff, as the sport received going, and it’s a troublesome place to play, and it’s an enormous benefit for us.”

Gannon defined that the matchup was through the early years of the Vikings’ new stadium, so the group was used to a very good environment. On the time, he didn’t assume something might be as electrical as U.S. Financial institution Stadium after the Minnesota Miracle, however when Gannon received to The Linc for the NFC Championship, he quipped that it was that electrical throughout warmups, and he knew it might be on a unique degree.

“In warmups, a man that I used to be teaching, he checked out me with a glance in his eye like, whoa. Harrison Smith. I stated, whoa, again. You may really feel the vitality, and it’s superior. This is among the finest atmospheres that you simply’re going to get within the Nationwide Soccer League, and clearly being the championship sport, it’ll be heightened.”

And whereas he was on the dropping finish of that exact NFC Championship sport, the surroundings was prime notch.

“Count on it to be electrical in there. I used to be right here for a ultimate 4 sport and it was electrical, finest surroundings I’ve ever been at or aside of and we’re excited.”

Gannon stated that he jokes with Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman about how he’s all the time needed to be a part of a Philly group to play a playoff sport at The Linc.

Heading into the large sport towards the 49ers, Gannon acknowledged that the surroundings and noise generally is a think about sure conditions, however he doesn’t assume it might have an effect on a younger QB like Brock Purdy any kind of than a veteran quarterback.