****** Unofficial NFCCG matchup thread: 49ers at Falcons ******

[Deus Irae]

Have at it....

[PatsDeb]

I wish Atlanta would win (selfishly because if we win this weekend and make the SB, I think we have a better chance of beating Atlanta), but I don't see them beating SF. SF can play suffocating D and their O has been on fire. I'd be surprised if SF doesn't bury Atlanta like they buried Green Bay.

[OMGWTFJUDD]

If this was anywhere but the Georgia Dome would Atlanta be given any chance?

Can't see them winning, but I didn't think they'd beat Seattle.

[PatsDeb]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFJUDD

If this was anywhere but the Georgia Dome would Atlanta be given any chance?

Can't see them winning, but I didn't think they'd beat Seattle.

They did, but just barely...

[ausbacker]

Originally Posted by OMGWTFJUDD

If this was anywhere but the Georgia Dome would Atlanta be given any chance?

Can't see them winning, but I didn't think they'd beat Seattle.

Atlanta also put up 30 points on a Seahawks team that was surrendering only 15.3PPG during the regular season, better than the 49ers.

I expect the 49ers to win because they appear to be the more balanced of the two sides. The great thing about the playoffs is they have a way of throwing up the unexpected. With the monkey off their back it wouldn't surprise me to see Atlanta win, but I'm not confident they can or will.

[josh24]

I just don't see Matt Ryan winning in consecutive playoff games. No idea what happened to Seattle defense yesterday (Sherman ); the Falcons ran all over them. SF has one of most disciplined LB and S corps; I don't think Turner & Rodgers will have the same success. On the other hand, whoever gets Carlos Rogers (Roddy or Julio) might have a great game. Kaep won't have 170+ rushing yds again, just as the Falcons' run offense won't be that effective.
SF by 10.

[DocHoliday]

The Falcons are severely underrated. That D is good and they have a smart coaching staff. If only they had some balls on their defensive play calling.

I fully expect them to dust off their tape of our wins against Tebow and implement.

SOMEONE will figure out Kaepernick.

Not only that, but White and Jones are gonna stretch that D.

[Haterproof]

This is going to be a very interesting game! I definitely can see Atlanta winning this game.Kaepernick did have a monster game last week. Who was it against again? The Greenbay Packers. Atlanta's D is a whole lot better than Greenbay's. Defensively their gameplan shouldn't be any different than is was against Russel Wilson. Wilson & Kaepernick are mirror images of each other.The Falcons did a great job of containing Wilson in the 1st half of their game on Sunday. They got very conservative in the 2nd half. I know Abraham went out in the 1st half. Does anyone knows his staus for the next week? I'm assuming he's going to play because he was on the sideline in the second half. He's has to play in order for Atlanta to have a chance @ stopping or slowing down Kaepernick. I also can't understand why the Falcons are 4 point underdogs in their house. They should definitely have a huge chip on their shoulders next week. This game is going to be won or loss by Atlanta's Defense. If they can play an entire 4 quarters like they did in the 1st half against Seattle,I like their chances.

[patsfan-1982]

i think the 49ers will win but i could see the falcones takeing this one i dont think there has ever been a rookie QB that started a SB..if we are talking about who i want the pats to face if they get to the big dance its the 49ers #1 there defense has not been the same since the second half of the game vs the pats and BB is great at game planing vs a team he has played befor and the pats gap control defense is built to stop running QB's

as for the falcones i dont want to see them because there the team with a QB that has passed for over 4700 yards and has 8 come back wins this year we all know thats the pats weakness over the last few year a passing team that can keep it close and pull off a win in the last few sec

[Hawks]

CK is no rookie, and he's seemed to improve as the year has gone on. When he threw that pick-6 against GB, I saw a young man who was not too down on himself, and as soon as he got back out there he marched them down field and tied the game at 7.

He's played @ STL, @ NO, @ NE, and @ SEA in his 8 starts. That's quite a bit of experience in tough road environments. I think he'll play well in ATL.


The key to the both teams will be their O-line play. Will the 49rs be able to run at will like they did against the Packers? Will ATL be able to protect Ryan long enough for his receivers to get open?

And turnovers. CK threw an int, and Ryan threw 2. Ryan can't do that again and expect to win. It's extremely tough for a team to be -2 in turnovers and still win a game.