NFC Championship

KCBS Sports Fans: The Littlest, Unlikeliest 49er

You could easily walk past Chad Hall on the street and never guess at his occupation: NFL player. As the photo he Tweeted while flying to the NFC Championship game shows, Hall looks more like a snowboarder or the young guy working at your local sporting goods store.

2013/01/24

49ers Head To Super Bowl, Beating Falcons 28-24

Frank Gore ran for a pair of second-half touchdowns and the 49ers rebounded from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game Sunday, sending San Francisco to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995.

2013/01/20

NFC Championship - San Francisco 49ers v Atlanta Falcons

GameDay: Seeing Is Believing When It Comes To Niners Success

San Francisco set an NFC Championship record with a 17-point comeback win by shutting out a Falcons team that put up 24 first half points. What it tells me is that this 49er team can win even when it’s not playing its best football.

2013/01/20

San Francisco 49ers v New England Patriots

49ers’ Comeback Over Falcons Spurred By Defense

The 49ers defense needed time to warm up, then shut out the Falcons in the second half and allow San Francisco to stage a record rally in the NFC championship game. Linebacker NaVorro Bowman knocked away a fourth-down pass intended for Roddy White with 1:13 left helped preserve a 28-24 victory.

2013/01/20

Former 49ers Owner Calls NFC Title Win ‘A Warmup’ For Super Bowl

Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. hasn’t owned the San Francisco 49ers for nearly 13 years, but that certainly doesn’t mean he’s not a fan of the franchise. “This is a warm-up game” for the Super Bowl, Debortolo said from along the sidelines in Atlanta after the 49ers rallied for a 28-24 victory over the Falcons.

2013/01/20

Man Stabbed In Falcons-49ers Post-Game Fan Fight

Tempers flared for two fans outside the Georgia Dome following the San Francisco 49ers NFC title game victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

2013/01/20

Crowds Spill Into Streets Of SF To Celebrate 49ers Win

Crowds spilled into the streets in parts of San Francisco’s Mission and Excelsior districts Sunday afternoon following the 49ers’ 28-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football Conference Championship Game, according to police.

2013/01/20

49ers Legend Joe Montana Predicts Harbaugh, Kaepernick Lead Team To Super Bowl

Four-time Super Bowl Quarterback Joe Montana delivered some news to Atlanta that they didn’t want to hear. The San Francisco 49ers legend, in an interview on CBS Radio’s 92.9 The Game in Atlanta about the upcoming NFC Championship Game, predicted that the 49ers will go all the way to the Super Bowl.

2013/01/17

Colin Kaepernick on the cover of Sports Illustrated. (Photo courtesy: Sports Illustrated.)

Kaepernick Graces Cover of Sports Illustrated

This is the first time Colin Kaepernick has appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and the first time a 49er was featured on the cover since Jan. 23, 2012.

2013/01/16