The San Francisco 49ers have the chance to progress to the NFC Championship Game for the third time in four seasons this Sunday and, should they succeed in snatching that opportunity, this postseason run will rank among the most satisfying playoff runs of recent memory for the storied franchise.
After a frustrating first half in their Wild Card round matchup with NFC West division rivals the Seattle Seahawks, the Niners pulled away in the second to surge into the Divisional Round with a 41-23 blowout victory.
Their reward is a reunion with the Dallas Cowboys, whom the 49ers beat on the road in the Wild Card round en route to last season’s NFC Championship Game in a nail-biting finish. San Francisco followed that win by knocking off another historic rival, the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round, and Niners fans would undoubtedly take similar levels of joy out of seeing their team back up an emphatic triumph over the hated Seahawks with another win over a franchise with whom they shared an era-defining rivalry.
