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Monte Poole: 49ers aim to move forward after Super Bowl

After eight consecutive seasons without a winning record, the 49ers in Harbaugh's rookie season went 13-3 and reached the NFC Championship Game.

New Falcon Steven Jackson flirted with retiring

He also noted the Falcons' appearance in the NFC Championship game and how they came up 10 yards short of the Super Bowl.

Alex Smith says he wanted to play

"Smith was drafted No.1 overall in 2005 by the 49ers, and after some up-and-down seasons, he led the 49ers into the NFC Championship game during the 2011 season, highlighted by his late-game...

49ers pursuing options on Alex Smith

Smith, 28, helped guide the 49ers to the NFC Championship game in the 2011 season, and he was enjoying a banner season before sustaining a concussion Nov. 11 against the St. Louis Rams.

Packers outmatched by Kaepernick and 49ers

The second-seeded 49ers (12-4-1), who began the season by defeating the Packers at Lambeau Field behind Alex Smith, will meet the winner of Sunday's Atlanta-Seattle divisional tilt in the NFC...

49ers left to wonder what could have been . . .

A year ago, the focus was Williams' two punt-return flubs in the NFC Championship game, the second of which set up the Giants' game-winning field goal in overtime.

Non-calls on last drive irk 49ers' Harbaugh

"The play was similar to a fourth-down pass thrown by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to Roddy White in the NFC Championship game.

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"Last year we got to the NFC Championship.

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After overcoming a 17-point first-half deficit against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, the 49ers were unable to rally from a 22-point hole in Super Bowl XLVII, eventually...

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He missed a 38-yarder off the left upright against Atlanta in the NFC Championship Game a few days after the team cut Billy Cundiff.4Red-hot BoldinRavens receiver Anquan Boldin is clutch in the...

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