49ers-Giants NFC Championship Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday
49ers fans who want tickets to the NFC Championship game are gearing up for a ticket purchasing rush on Wednesday.
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49ers fans who want tickets to the NFC Championship game are gearing up for a ticket purchasing rush on Wednesday.
"It's a lot better than traveling to Wisconsin. More importantly, we're playing a team we've already faced," cornerback Carlos Rogers said Sunday.
Football fans in San Francisco were exuberant but mostly well-behaved Saturday after the 49ers' 36-32 playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints.
The helmet-to-helmet hit by San Francisco safety Donte Whitner that sent Saints running back Pierre Thomas to the locker room early in Saturday's NFC playoff game was legal.
The City Attorney has ruled that the approved loan cannot be put before voters.
Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes and the Giants shocked the Packers 37-20 in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday.
Alex Smith completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left just after Drew Brees had put the high-powered Saints ahead, and the resurgent San Francisco 49ers capitalized on five New Orleans turnovers for a thrilling 36-32 playoff victory Saturday.
Alex Smith deserves credit, but let's not forget the effort that the Niners defense put forth against Drew Brees and the Saints for the majority of the game.
Police made 20 arrests at Candlestick Park during and after Saturday's NFL playoff game in which the 49ers defeated the New Orleans Saints 36-32.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is ready to collect on his wager with his New Orleans counterpart after the 49ers pulled off a thrilling 36-32 NFL playoff win over the Saints on Saturday.
As Bay Area football fans gear up for Saturday's big NFL divisional playoff game hosted at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, 49ers officials working with San Francisco police are reminding fans about possible counterfeit tickets.
Saturday's San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints playoff showdown at Candlestick Park is "by far the highest selling game of the weekend," according to the online ticket selling marketplace StubHub.
Maybe this isn't the most attractive game of the weekend, but it's the best. The San Francisco 49ers are one of the season's feel-good stories.
History, not the resurgent San Francisco 49ers, might be the biggest obstacle facing the surging New Orleans Saints in their NFC divisional playoff game this weekend.
The Saints have won six straight against 49ers since losing 2001 season finale in final game before leaving NFC West.
