Sports: Football (pro): NFC San Fran 49ers 28 over Atlanta Falcons 24

And a tite and lively game was had by all.  It's official:  49ers 38, Falcons 24.  And the San Fransisco team heads to the Super Bowl as champs of the National Football Conference, where they'll face New England or Baltimore.

-- Sportikos, refWrite Backpage sports newspotter, analyst, columnist

National Football League (Jan20,2k13)

Coach Jim Harbaugh loses 

his cool in 

San Francisco 49ers' win

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• By Gregg Rosenthal
• Around The League Editor
• Published: Jan. 20, 2013 at 06:33 p.m.
• Updated: Jan. 20, 2013 at 07:13 p.m.

See Rosenthal's post-game write-up with video here.
See Charles Odum's take on the game for AP, with video of Kaepernick post-game wrap-up.

With the NFC Championship Game winding down, you want your leaders showing coolness under pressure.

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Still, watching San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh absolutely freaking out always makes for great television.

We present Harbaugh, whose reaction after a catch by Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas was upheld after an official review. Two-year olds everywhere admire the coach's form.

Harbaugh will get a chance to work on his form for a few more weeks, because he's headed to the Super Bowl following the 49ers' 28-24 victory Sunday.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/0ap2000000128705/Harbaugh-goes-crazy-after-Douglas-catch

Sports: On the way to the Super Bowl: San Fransisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Well, I went for Simon Evans' preview of today's game, and he was focussed on Colin Kaepernick of the Atlanta Falcons, but by the time I got to Craig Ballard's pick for the X-factor on San Fran's 49ers, I wasn't so sure.  This is gonna' be a great game, tho it's hard to end up "neutral," so I'm gonna' go with the 49ers.

— Sportikos, refWrite Backpage sports newspotter, analyst, columnist

RantSports (Jan20,2k13)

San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons: 

NFC Championship Game X-Factors
 
by Craig Ballard

We are getting closer and closer to seeing who will compete in Super Bowl XLVII and this article is a look at a few potential X-factors for the NFC Championship tilt between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons. As the 2013 NFL Playoffs Insider for Rant Sports, I have a detailed game preview RIGHT HERE.

For the visiting 49ers I will pick rookie LaMichael James as their X-factor. The former Oregon Ducks star has only been active for a month, but he is a guy who can contribute in a few different ways on Sunday.

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