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The reality of pro football is that the little guy has a huge role. That's why there's so much concern surrounding the 49ers' David Akers.
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The reality of pro football is that the little guy has a huge role. That's why there's so much concern surrounding the 49ers' David Akers.
The San Francisco 49ers will be the better team when they take on the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday. Unfortunately, talent is not the only deciding factor, and the Ravens will have a few things working in their favor that could help them win it all. To make matters worse, these are things that are out of the 49ers' control, and San Francisco will have to hope that a lot of things go their way on Sunday.
While plenty of grown ups are ecstatic about the 49ers heading to the Super Bowl in 18 years, kids are excited to their home team play in the big game for the first time.
Mike Sugerman looks back at the Bay Area culture surrounding the last San Francisco 49er trip to the Super Bowl in 1995.
There is work to be done to prepare for the Super Bowl, prepare for each other, prepare for a history-making day already being widely hyped as "Harbowl" or "Superbaugh" depending which nickname you prefer.
'Kaepernicking' is all the craze now. What is it? San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's touchdown celebration of flexing his right arm and kissing his bicep. CBS San Francisco wants to give you the opportunity to be part of this growing craze and have some fun while helping cheer on our 49ers to a Super Bowl win.
49ers fans who want to go the Super Bowl in New Orleans will have to battle it out online for a limited supply of seats, hotel accommodations and airline tickets at a pretty hefty price.
San Francisco 49ers sensation Colin Kaepernick has fans in his Central Valley hometown of Turlock beaming now that his stellar play has helped lead the team to the Super Bowl.
If the San Francisco 49ers are able to bring home a 6th Super Bowl title, the Lombardi Trophy will take up residence in Santa Clara.
Colin Kapernick's meteoric rise to NFL stardom has led to unprecedented interest in another man's talents – the quarterback's tattoo artist.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the NFC Championship victory wasn't that the 49ers beat the Falcons, but what took place in the locker room during the presentation of the George Halas trophy. Eddie DeBartolo accepted the hardware alongside Denise DeBartolo York with proud nephew Jed York beaming in the background.
The Super Bowl will feature two super competitive head coaches who happen to be brothers, Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers and John Harbaugh of the Ravens.
If I had to pick one guy most likely to surprise at the Super Bowl, it would be LaMichael James.
For the San Francisco 49ers to complete their quest for a 6th Lombardi Trophy, they will have to beat the Baltimore Ravens. After falling one game short of the Super Bowl a year ago, the 49ers find themselves in unfamiliar territory, as the last time they were in a Super Bowl was 18 years ago. As a franchise, San Francisco is undefeated on football's biggest stage, and although this is new ground for this specific team, they have to like their chances of keeping the winning streak alive.
On the road and down by double digits, playing in a dome with incredibly distracting noise, Coach Madden praises the 49ers' young quarterback for making all the right adjustments, exercising great communication, and executing the right plays to propel San Francisco to a Sunday victory over Atlanta and a trip to the Super Bowl.
