Here we go. A shot at our 3rd NFC Championship game in a row. We do know that to get to the Super Bowl we would have to go through Seattle. Stop me if you think the Seahawks were pretty nondescript in their win. If not for the fumble, the Saints could have taken over in the 2nd half and won. And if Marcus Colston didn’t have the biggest brain fart in sports history, well, they could have tied it.
Anyhow, as much I would have loved to see the championship come here, it would be a certain kind of special to beat Seattle in the Ding dome next week. Today? Well the biggest thing we need is a better showing by the offensive line. Mike Iupati was dinged up, and of course VD got dinged up early and Celek was out as well. I think Eric Reid went out as well, and Aldon Smith was just returning from his rehab. And Crabs of course. The biggest missing piece. With all that, the Niners were a near-completion to V McD that was broken up from kicking a game winning FG.
Surprising in the 2nd game was the effectiveness of LeGarrette Blount. Indy’s defense was great at keeping Brady out of the end zone, but not the running backs. For all the injuries NE has overcome, they are doing a pretty good job of things.
For once can we have a laugher?
I hope Andy Lee is not our emergency quarterback, ever. 🙂
Sloppy coverage / tackling there on Ginn, but its too late to matter.
Wow. A little more arm and that;s a TD.
So. Seattle. Again.
So. Up in Seattle. We lose. Again.
I know you can’t wait for that to happen, my man!
Flav yer right sadly
Actually, using *your* line of my demented thinking, I should hope for a W vs SEA and THEN a L vs Peyton Manning in the SB. Your skills as being my psychiatrist are slipping, my man.
Hand signals are a must
Colin Kaerpernick now has as many road playoff victories as John Brodie, Joe Montana, and Steve Young, COMBINED.
Joe didn’t play on the road.
1-3 on the road in the playoffs with the 49ers… lost at Washington in the BS defensive holding game in the ’83 season, then got pummeled by the Giants in ’85 and ’86.
Who won in CHI 28-3?
Joe was 1-3 on the road in the playoffs with the 49ers… lost at Washington in the BS defensive holding game in the ’83 season, then got pummeled by the Giants in ’85 and ’86.
Spam filter ate my response – Joe was 1-3 on the road in the playoffs with the 49ers. Lost to Washington and the Giants (twice).
Spam filter monster eating all my responses… joe was 1-3 on the road for us in the playoffs.
Lost to Washington (1983 season), and the Giants (85 and 86).
Brodie beat Minnesota the one time, and Young never won a playoff road game.
Check!
Seattle here we come!
Oh hell, damn near nailed the score!! Ha ha excellent adjustments made at half time!
Good Job Kev
Barley is 3-0 in the big ass guess-a-thon
You know watching these 2 playoff games, it appears that the game plan is to pass the ball more in the first half to keep 8 in the box from happening. When they do run in the first half the RB’s are stopped, Gore had very few yards in the first half. Then the second half was a better mix of run and Pass. Leaning more to the run.
3 years in a fucking row NFC Champ game
It wont be our last win tho
Del Mar’s opening line vs SEA. Seattle -4 with an O/U of 40 1/2.
Let’s see what LV has to say…
JH first coach to lead his team to conference championship first 3 years since merger. So, obviously, let’s fire Harbaugh. #idiotninerfans
I’m in
Hah! Miss John Robinson?
Hey baby, gotta stay with the Ram love.
Everyone wants Roman gone, Flav.
Not everyone.
I’m talking about all the “fire Harbaugh” nonsense
Let out a bunch of spamm,ed tuff, Still don’t know why it ramdomly picks shit out.
This is pretty crazy Grump. Hard to believe that Young never won a road playoff game.
What did he have, one in Dallas?
Lost one in GB I believe
My google-fu turns up three road playoffs, all losses. ATL, DAL and GB. Nothing I’d swear to, however.
So I know Chuck is rooting with every fiber of his being for Denver to lose so he can throw the Peyton Manning playoff record in my face. Who else is doing that just to spite me? Fess up and I’ll respect you 100x more.
I’ve hated Denver way before Peyton overrated got there. Just more imeprtus to watch them fuck up.
“imeprtus?” There’s another example why the young boys and girls of today should give more “impetus” when it comes reading and spelling.
You keep putting ’em on a tee…
And you keep falling off your barstool.
I have no clue. It wasn’t GB.
Not many on the road to win or lose in those days. Check the spam filter for Grumpy’s answer.
Nothing in the spam filter
Just joking. As I just posted to Phil, “My google-fu turns up three road playoffs, all losses. ATL, DAL and GB. Nothing I’d swear to, however.”
Manning is gonna choke this one away Del Mar
Manning no choke. Rivers yes choke.
Yeah I have to say that I have hated Denver ever since John Elway said he would play baseball if Indy gets him in the draft!!! Indy traded the pic to Denver! So yeah I hate Denver!!
I hated Denver since they got Craig fucking Morton.
I was going to say that too-and OT Armstrong.
Manning changed that last play call TWICE at the LOS and forced SD into a time out.
Foreshadowing of things to happen in the Super Bowl?
Wow, clean up in aisle 3.
Actually, I was in Row 5, Seat 9. But, yes. Section 57 could have used a clean up in our days. There was beer split all over the place. Best money ever spent.
Split? Learn how to spell, retard. God, the education system is a joke. What the fuck is wrong with you?
*Please reference Dennis’ 1:53 post
Chuck, that’s what differentiates the level of humor between us. My quip was a direct result of your faux pas. You piggy-backed me in trying to retaliate with a spelling mistake.
Swing and a miss. A bon mot is best served first and foremost.
Did Rivers just throw a hissy fit?
Yup.
San Francisco, which has now won eight straight games including its final six in the regular season, had never before won consecutive road playoff games. Their 13th championship game appearance in Seattle will represent an NFL all-time high.
MOre than Chicago, NY or GB? That’s unreal
Yes it is!!
Or do you mean since the merger?
Uh, yeah, it is a quote over on 49ers.com, by one of their writers.
http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Topple-Panthers-Advance-to-NFC-Title-Game/e9be3209-fd64-4391-8988-bd0119879955
Haha, I don’t have a lot of links to 9er blogs, thx. Good write up and info there
Really? That’s funny. I’m old enough to remember when SF and Pittsburgh were “the only two non-expansion franchises” in the NFL to never have played for a championship (1970-ish). How times have changed.
An even bigger deal then. DeBartalo keeps getting screwed and the single reason for niner dominance was him for twenty+ yrs.
Did anyone nail the score? If Dawson would miss a frigging FG every once in awhile I might have had it. What was the prize, Chuck? Oh.
No one nailed it twin. Maybe Irish 28-10?
Your 20-10 might be the best
I had 24-14.
Yup. Its hard to figure this week. 24-14 is as good as 28-10
I had 20-10.
20-10 is closest on the spread too so yeah U da man twin
Since the merger, the Niners are 5-9 in NFC champ games?by far the most appearances since the merger.
Actually, looks like Dallas has gone to the NFC championship 14 times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFC_Championship_Game
This is SF’s 15th appearance.
That works
Niners have been playing the best football for the last 6 weeks. If Seattle plays at the same level that they did against NO the Niners will own them.
GB beat Niners 1997 in NFC Championship game according to the link above. Young the QB?
Looks like it. It was a home game, too.
Yeah Rice was hurt/out and Hearst too. We were out-classed in that one
Was anyone planning on going to Seattle next week?
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2014/01/12/seahawks-block-nfc-title-game-ticket-sales-to-california-and-43-other-states/
Wimps
Jesus H. Christ. You guys are mumbling and fumbling over whether or not anyone got the exact score right today in their prediction. Stop trying to nail a score. You wanna score? Trying nailing a 30-year-old Ann-Margret.
You aint scoring with her OR in da pigskin prognostication contest. 0-whatever
SCARY GINORMOUS CRANIUM! Hot bod tho. Gimme Ann Margaret in Quadrophenia
As a guy who is in the “Biz,” a “Big Head” has always been a staple of the Big Screen. Actors and actresses who “fill up” the screen with their head get preference > those who do not. Just one of those movie things…
Please explain the Mel Griffiths and Meg Ryans then…
Blame that Red Zone INT on Peyton to end the half.
I know I would if that was Alex. 😛
Did he make that? I’m still not certain that FG was good.
SDs defense isn’t very good, and Denver’s having a hard time putting them away.
Figures my one legit last comment gets filter to to spam.
Spam spelled backwards is “maps.”
Anyone else ever sell “Maps to the Stars?”
Sandawgs are right back in it.
And Dennis spelled backwards is Sinned. That is why you are going to hell, Catholic boy
Jumping Junípero Serra! I’ll save ya a spot. Just remember to bring a fan.
I was relegated to hell by the 1st grade. It’s all gravy til then.
SD’s defense would be a lot better tonight if they could wait for first movement before jumping. Manning’s making them look like chumps with his hard count.
It’s going to be Brady vs Manning in the AFC Championship Game.
I can’t hold back the pre-cum. It’s time for the money shot! 😛
Come up short, didja?
Don’t count yer chickens yet. Denver’s defense has a lot more deep balls to give up.
24-17.
Peyton Manning at his finest on the curl to TE JT.
Trust.
And then he throws on 1st dn?
good thing Tom Brady will be the future prez, and not he.
San Diego blows a golden opportunity to get the ball back.
Really, I can’t remember a more perfect 2 championship games. . Peyton vs Brady? Niners going back to Seattle? This is insane.
Speaking of blowing a load, Goodie Goodell is ready to launch. This is the best match up he ever could have hoped for.
The ratings will be through the roof.
What a great weekend of football and next weekend looks to be just as good. Seriously looking forward to beating the Squawks next week, so sick of their schtick. Usurpers.
Just noticed the flop by Newton on the Brooks encroachment. No Oscar for you!
I was laughing my ass off when he did that…
It was nice to win a game with a nice cushion in the scoreline for a change too.
Yeah, we’ll you can bet money that Goodell would rather have SF in the SB than Seatle. Wether it is NE or Denver vs. SF.
Chuck do you really think Goodell ‘hoped’ for this matchup?
That’s what HIS ‘Officials’ are there for 🙂
Had Carolina not come out of the gate looking to talk smack and, take cheap shots early on, I don’t think we’d have seen many flags at all today.
But since it got chippy, the Officials gave us the early benefit.
Our guys kept their cool however.
Lot’s of whoofing and cheap shots cost Carolina all day.
Fangio gambled early, by holding off pressure on Cam, in favor of making him hold the ball.
Cam is not real quick in terms of decoding coverages.
Once he holds and thinks, Fangios’ 2nd Half pressure got to him.
Our Defense and OLine got it done today.
Phenomenal game all around.
Keys for me today:
The 2 goal line stands of the Niners. Super job by the D, added great intensity to the team approach the rest of the way…
Snarkk the DLine blew them up in the goal line stands.
Ahmad has been lights out of late.
Perhaps that bogus call in NO against Brees put him on a mission?
Our OLine got the better of their DLine as the game went on too.
Frank’s run early in the 4th qtr took the steam out of them.
Great Win.
Seattle is hoping to do what we just did to Carolina and that’s try to get under our skin and force a couple of stupid penalties.
The answer to that is hit ’em hard but do it between the whistles, not after.
Maybe it’s the norm but I don’t recall teams restricting where they sell tickets before. Both the Squawks and now the Donkeys are not allowing tickets to be sold anywhere close to their opposing teams state.
Chicken shit if you ask me.
Yeah, that’s a new one for me as well. I thought they set aside tickets for the other teams’ fans.
New thread is up!