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Thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' 28-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday's NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome: What it means: For the second time in three seasons, the Falcons went 13-3 and earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC but could...

ATLANTA -- Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 28-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome: What it means: The 49ers are heading to a Super Bowl for the sixth time in franchise history. They will seek t...

ATLANTA -- Good morning and welcome to NFC championship Sunday here on the NFC West blog. Let's kick off this San Francisco 49ers-Atlanta Falcons pregame show with predictions from ESPN's Mark Schlereth and Tedy Bruschi. Both are picking the 49ers...

ATLANTA -- The San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons were division rivals for more than three decades until the NFL realigned into eight four-team divisions in 2002. Their matchup Sunday in the NFC Championship Game marks the fifth game between the...

ATLANTA -- ESPN recently made available analyst Trent Dilfer for a media session focusing on the AFC and NFC championship games. I've made available below some of Dilfer's comments relating to the San Francisco 49ers-Atlanta Falcons matchup Sunday...

The NFL Live crew makes its picks for the 49ers-Falcons matchup....

Five nuggets of knowledge about the NFC Championship Game matchup Sunday between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome: Quarterback equalizers: The 49ers went 5-2 this season when facing top-10 quarterbacks by regular-sea...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons: Staying grounded: San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not a good matchup for the Atlanta defense. Kaepernick rushed for ...

Prim Siripipat goes inside the numbers for the 49ers-Falcons....

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• ESPN NFL analyst Eric Mangini shares his thoughts on the Broncos' game management in their loss to Baltimore, Peyton Manning, Ravens-Patriots, 49ers-Falcons and more. Mangini • ESPN NFL Insider John Clayton covers the latest news on t...

ATLANTA -- I'm getting ready to fly back to NFC South blog headquarters. I'll check back in late this afternoon with updates on what Falcons coach Mike Smith had to say in his Monday news conference and anything else that pops up. But, as I travel...

Five things to know about the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday in the Georgia Dome: 1. Same thing all over again? At least on paper, this matchup looks awfully similar to the one Atlan...

Five things to know about the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday in the Georgia Dome: 1. QB matchup. The 49ers' Colin Kaepernick ranked third and the Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan ranked fo...

Cowboys' win in Philadelphia, manageable schedule ignite playoff hope.

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