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49ers vs. Falcons NFC Championship preview

The San Francisco 49ers head into Sunday's NFC Championship in Atlanta, behind emerging star quarterback Colin Kaepernick, looking for their sixth Super Bowl berth.

  1. The basics

  2. Game: San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, noon PST kickoff at Georgia Dome.
    Records: 
    49ers 12-4-1 (5-3 on road); Falcons 14-3 (8-1 at home)

    TV: FOX (Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver, Erin Andrews)

    All-time series: 49ers lead 44-30-1.

    All-time postseason series: Falcons lead 1-0 (Won 20-18 in Atlanta on Jan. 9, 1999)

    Last meeting: Oct. 3, 2010 (Falcons won 16-14 at Atlanta)


  3. The matchup

  4. Which offense will prove the most unstoppable today? 
  5. ESPN experts say the 49ers are just too powerful and the Falcons can't stop their running game.
  6. CBS' four experts are split on today's winner, plus they worry about Kaepernick on the road.
  7. 2013 NFL Playoff Preview: San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons | Bleacher Report
  8. A quick look inside this rivalry.
  9. What they're saying

  10. Let me get ready to hit this Dome up tho so I can cheer for these 49ers
  11. The biggest game of the season. . Atlanta vs the 49ers, nothing means more to mean then this today.. One mor instagr.am/p/UtvQjpin37/
  12. Ready for the Falcons to DESTROY the 49ers.. No contest
  13. Working Sundays are tough enough as is. Not being able to watch the @49ers today is devestating! #BeatTheFalcons #biggame #NFL

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Online Sports Editor for Oakland Tribune/Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News

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