julio jones for 13 yards. ryan, look at the time, right to robby white for the first time. an past to sean. there's confusion there with 7- 0 falcons. 46 yards. this is a nightmare. first quarter for san francisco. they were outgained 182 yards to negative 2. collin kaepernick get sacked. jim harbaugh not amused the first 17 minutes. ryan to guess who? julio jones with the incredible catch. the former alabama star does a great job. and 49ers offense, finally got on the board. kaepernick, to michael james in the read option. sprint to the end zone. and until late in the first quarter. >> and they need to get back to what they were good at. making the decision. they made the wrong call. perfect run. >> okay. and the next dive, we had a vernon davis citing. the tight end is quiet. and he began the go-to guy. kaepernick hit davis down the sideline for a 25-yard gain at best. two plays later, kaepernick rolls out. week 11, all of a sudden, it's a three-point game. they left too much time for madie ice. former cal star, tony gonzalez. ryan threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns

julio jones gets both feet in. julio jones had an unstoppable first half of the game.redible first half of the game. look at that. does a little tap dance. 17-0. but unfortunately, falcons having trouble holding on to leads this year. matt ryan fumbles the ball. they were up three at the time. that was very important. now frank gore untouched into the end zone after about the 12 yard line. this is the 49ers now. they're up three. flacco had a chance, fourth and four. he had to complete that and get first down. the ball was thrown past the first down marker anyway. that was it. they come back from a 17-0 deficit. 28-24. if you can believe this it's the first time in 18 years that the 49ers have been to the super bowl. and this year, it will be harbaugh verse harbaugh for the lombardi trophy. here is jim harbaugh after the game. >> when you win a game like this, it's a team effort. everybody does a little and it adds up to be a lot. tremendous win for us. showed the resolve of the team. we continue in our humility and be ready to play another game in two weeks. >> now on

2nd quarter matt ryan - perfect 20 yard touchdown pass to julio jones in corner of end zone 17-0 atl jones: 11 rec, 182 yards, 2 td's 2nd quarter, 17-0 atl lamichael james - busts into end zone with a 15 yard touchdown run 17-7 atl caps off 11 play, 80 yard drive kaepernick- leads another scoring drive culminating in a 4 yard touchdown pass to vernon davis 17-7 atl davis: 5 catches, 106 yds, td kaepernick: 16/21, 233 yds, td ryan - ends the half with this 10 yard touchdown strike to tony gonzalez 24- 14 atl ryan: 396 yards, 3 td's, 1 int gonzalez: 8 catches, 78 yds, if this is any indication. that was a great, great performance. if you figure in the super bowl it is going to be harbaugh vs harbaugh. if the patriots are of south florida few fun-thy beat it -- the new england patriots. however, joe3rd quarter 49ers open 2nd half with an 82 yard drive capped off by this frank gore 5 yard td run off tackle 24-21 atl gore: 21 carries, 90 yds, 2 tds following a 49ers interception of ryan the left upright from 38 yards out that would have tied it. harbaugh can't believe it akers - missed mo

julio jones makes his 17 dip atlanta. forty-niners can runback fourth quarter. -- came running back fourth quarter. falcons were unable to answer. ryan to roddy white. ball game, over and out. forty-niners are going to the super bowl. where are you going to watch the raven's game? >> and were i can. -- anywhere i can. go ravens. thanks a lot. >> hardball versus hardball. for basketball fans, the wizards are 8 and 30. we will pick it up in the second quarter. clippers led by 7 1/2. wizards' down five in the fourth quarter. wizards' within two. 85-83. paul hit the jumper. 22-11 assist. they travel to portland to face the blazers. roosevelt jones puts up the shot. butler wynn said. -- wins it. bring on the fence. -- fans. here they come. baltimore manager earl weaver died. earl was intense, good natured and a baseball legend. >> a wonderful tribute, but >> today was a treat. do not be deceived. tomorrow, and temperatures around 40 degrees. tuesday are wednesday, florida looking really good. temperatures only in the 20's, nig

second quarter matt ryan, he's going to fire one to the end zone for julio jones, and jones brings itthe 20-yard score. great job keeping both feet in on the play. falcons lead it 17-0. niners would come back though. fourth quarter down by three. colin kaepernick is going to hand it off to his running back, frank gore, and gore would find an open lane. he cashes in from five yards out. niners take their first lead of the ball game, 28-24. under two minutes to go, falcons going for it on fourth down. ryan looking for roddy white, but it's broken up by bowman, and that will do it. the niners, they pull out the win, 28-24. they will face the winner of baltimore and new england in the super bowl. there's still a very good chance of a harbaugh super bowl in new orleans if the ravens win tonight. >>> the wizards haven't had too many games this season that have come down to the final few seconds. but since the return of john wall, that's been the case. with not much experience in finishing out and closing games, the wiz fell short last night. friends exchanging pleasantries before the game a

2nd quarter matt ryan - perfect 20 yard touchdown pass to julio jones in corner of end zone 17-0 atl jones: 11 rec, 182 yards, 2 td's 2nd quarter, 17-0 atl lamichael james - busts into end zone with a 15 yard touchdown run 17-7 atl caps off 11 play, 80 yard drive kaepernick- leads another scoring drive culminating in a 4 yard touchdown pass to vernon davis 17-7 atl davis: 5 catches, 106 yds, td kaepernick: 16/21, 233 yds, td ryan - ends the half with this 10 yard touchdown strike to tony gonzalez 24- 14 atl ryan: 396 yards, 3 td's, 1 int gonzalez: 8 catches, 78 yds, td 3rd quarter 49ers open 2nd half with an 82 yard drive capped off by this frank gore 5 yard td run off tackle 24-21 atl gore: 21 carries, 90 yds, 2 tds following a 49ers interception of ryan david akers- boots one off the left upright from 38 yards out that would have tied it. harbaugh can't believe it akers - missed most fg's in nfl this year 4th quarter after a ryan fumble kaepernick - hits michael crabtree over the middle who fights to get into end zone but fumbles at the 1 yard line the 49ers force 3 and out and for

matt ryan hooks up with julio jones.17-0 lamichael james finally puts the niners on the board, drive. then kaepernick to vernon davis. to bring the niners within 3. just as it looked like the niners were going into the half just down three. the falcons put together a drive that ends with a matt ryan touchdown pass to tony gonzalez. with less than 30 seconds in the half. but the niners defense holds atlanta scoreless in the second half. gore with the touchdown to bring the niners within 3. david akers to tie it up with the 38 yard field goal. and his woes continue. off the upright. but the niners bounce back. putting together the go ahead drive until.but michael crabtree fumbles at the goaline. but the niners defense holds. the niners come back and score on this frank gore run. gore the mvp of the nfc championship game final: 28-24 san francisco jim and john harbaugh are going to the superbowl. first time in 18 years the niners are going to the superbowl the 49ers will be trying to join pittsburgh as the only franchises w

check out the throw to julio jones and tapping the feet. got them both down. got three feet down. 17-0, falcons. jim harbaugh not feeling good. he felt better after this, though. fourth quarter, took the lead. 49ers up by four. last chance for the falcons. fourth and four. bowman knocking it away. 49ers win, 28-24. they're going to the super bowl. >> feels pretty darn good. feels pretty darn good. again, thank you to our players and coaches for making this happen. >> i mean, i think it's a great team win. our team played great. offensive line played great. running backs ran well, and our receivers made plays. our defense battled back in the second half. they played really well. so i mean, there is a great team win. >> we've got one more game, man. one more game to cap it all off and we're going to do that. >> it's a lifelong dream for me. things you dream of as a little kid, to play in the super bowl. i'm really spent physically and emotional emotionally. just happy to go back to san francisco with this "w" and get ready for the super bowl. >> down 1-0, my son

ryan to julio jones again, 17-0. looked like a falcon rout at this point. the niners finally wake up in the second quarter. james scoring his first career touchdown to get the niners on the board. they score again under 2:00 left in the half. kaepernick to davis for the touchdown. niners trail 17-14, matty ice, cool and calm. leading the falcons down the field to the forming cal star tony imlez, who said he would retire the end of the season. it was 24-14, and so frank gore took it in to make it 24 the missed field goal,ic harbaugh not happy. this didn't make him happy either, michael crabtree, drilled at the one, fumbled. atlanta recovered, killing the drive. but the 49ers relentless with gore, his second touchdown, makes it 28-24. the niners come back to take their first lead of the game. fourth down here, with just over a minute left and the falcons need this to convert, and and a half bowman gets the left hand to break it it. atlanta, with sex -- with six seconds left. game over, drive home safely. the 489ers are going to the super bowl. now, colin kaep

julio jones by the schoolyard, you couldn't stop them. i thought we had a blowout on our hands.att ryan 271 yards passing in the first half. >> and three touchdowns. >> somebody has to cover jones. >> how good was this catch. this is as good as you can do it. to drag the feet and get them down? >> he has awareness of where he is at. >> 17-zip at this point. the niners got back in this thing. vernon davis gets it done for the touchdown. >> he was a good outlet for colin. he ended up with five catches, 106 yards and they are on the board making it close at the half. >> before the half, the third touchdown pass to gonzalez who logo to the hall of fame. he says he will retire. this could have been the last time we saw tony gonzalez ever. >> this is the first drive of the second half. 49ers show they are back in this thing. you love this. >> frank gore has swag. he went to the u. he will fake the dirty bird. 1999? >> i believe. old school. >> then on a fourth and four, these the game right here. this is it. couldn't get it done. matt ryan over the middle. niners win 28-24. they are o

ryan to julio jones. the toe-tapper there. 17-0 falcons. the 49ers never quit. fourth quarter, 24-21, frank gore takes it in for his second do you ha touchdown of the game. not this time for the dirty birds. all about the 49ers. they win 28-24 to advance to the super bowl. now, it was a true team effort by the 49ers. the players' individual stats will not blow you away but it was enough to get to victory. frank gore scored twice. colin kaepernick had 233 yards and a touchdown. mindy caught all the action at the georgia dome. she joins us with the latest on the super bowl-bound niners. what's going on out there, mindy? >> reporter: oh, well, henry, i tell you, the 49ers had a successful season. but this win was unlike any other they'd had this year. they had to overcome a 17-point deficit, their largest by far this season. they had to beat a falcons team who hasn't lost a game with at least a 17-point lead since 2003. and not only that, the 49ers become only the second road team in nfl history to win a conference title game indoors at the georgia dome and advance

last chance for the seahawks, wilson throws up the hail mary to the end zone, but julio jones, the staride receiver comes down with the interception to end the game. falcons win in dramatic fashion, 30-28 to get to their first nfc championship game since 1999. after the game, quarterback matt ryan spoke about his winning first career playoff game. >> you know, your past experiences kind of harden you. you know, they make you tougher in those situations. we know it's a difficult thing to do. difficult to win this time of year because you're playing against the best teams in the nfl. with that in mind f you have an opportunity with time on the clock, you feel you can get it done. >> this jersey is damn hot. over in the afc, the texans face tom brady. played in foxboro. brady throws down the sidelines to gran cow ski. he lands on his forearm, aggravating a previous injury. he rebroke the forever arm and he will be out for the rest of the playoffs. third quarter now, texans trail by 11. matt schaub throws over the middle, but it's picked up. that leads to a patriots touchdown. i did. i was

second quarter, touchdown pass to julio jones, his second of the game. second of the first half.even catches, 135 in the first half. falcons up 17-0. back come the 49ers. frank gore, nine-yard touchdown. 49ers take their first lead of the game. fourth and four for atlanta. ryan's pass broken up by know var row bowman. time runs out. atlanta, shut out in the second half. the 49ers come back to win it, 28-24. they are going to the super bowl. super bowl xlvii, now harbaugh bowl two. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >>> families gathered to welcome home their loved ones returning from afghanistan. about 500 national guardsmen are back on u.s. soil for good. they were part of "operation enduring freedom," working to help withdraw troops from the war zone. without exception, all of them couldn't wait to wrap their arms around their families. >> happy you're home? >> yeah. >> how great is it to be home? >> it's really, really good. it feels really good. >> it's great. >> i'm speechless at this point. >> they'll all have to report for a debriefing tomorrow. and then, it's back to no

he hooks up with julio jones. 20-yard td. that made it 17-0. 49ers would not go away.three, frank gore punches in. his second td of the game. 28-24. last chance for the dirty birds. not going to happen. 28-24, 49ers. they are headed to the super bowl. >> it's amazing. especially a game like that, come out 17-0, and to come back like that. it says a lot about this team. in a tough environment like this. they got all happy with the lead but we knew it was about finishing. we've got one more to go. >> a long eight years. we've been struggling and struggling. the same guys in the locker room, finally got the right guys to lead us. we kept working. we got one more. we've got to see what we do. >> a lot of hard work we put in. back to the off-season training, and it's not too many things that put the shoulder pads on. we put the shoulder pads on a lot. even now in practice. just the way we train. a mind-set when we go about our business on a day-to-day basis. the reason why we're in the game today. >> so many emotions. you start thinking about so much stuff. and in the road

with matt ryan hooking up with julio jones. as kaepernick makes it to the ninth start for the niners won a great decision this turned out to be. there is the drive that put the falcons of 17-nothing at all hope seemed to be lost for the san francisco 49ers. as kaepernick finally passing towards reform and davis. and just as if there were going to go to 1/2 point, the falcons put together a drive-in with 80 touchdown with matt ryan, gonzales. 24-14 but the defense holds this scoreless. to bring the niners within three points and david acres who struggled on this his words continue. harbaugh cannot believe it. and they bounce back if they put together of the drive until michael crabtree. fumbles. they start celebrating at the georgia dome the niners come back and score on us. the most to run the ball player. the final score, 28-24 a last-minute comeback. from the team. and fourth down in the red zone. so, they are going to go to the super bowl. they will try to if joined the pittsburgh steelers the only franchise with se6 >> and

julio jones gets both feet inbounds with with a pass from matt ryan, 17-0 the score. then we got colin kaepernick with the hand-off to michael james to put the niners on the board. then colin kaepernick to vernon davis to bring the niners within three. down 17-14. when it looked like the niners would go into the half down three, the falcons put together an incredible drive, ends up with this towchdown pass, less than 30 seconds left in the half. niners down 24-14 at the half. the niners defense holds atlanta scoreless in the second. gore with the touchdown here to bring the niners within three. then david acres ties it up with a 38-yard field goal off the up right. his woes continue. harbaugh can't believe it. there's alex smith sitting on the sidelines. the niners with the drive once again and it looks like they were going to seal the deal. michael crabtree fumbles on the goal line and the falcons recover. the niners defense holds. the niners come back and score with this frank gore run. gore the mvp of the nfc championship game, final 28-24. jim and john harbaugh go

and here's julio jones again. terrell brown for coverage. but a great catch. jones stays in bounds.n for just 21 of the team 149 yards rushing. james scores his first nfl touchdown. it's a 15-yarder. 17-7. next possession, 49ers march down it's kaepernick to vernon davis. davis with his first 109 yards receiving game. he's 17-4. then tony gonzalez just seconds left. that might be the final touchdown of tony's 16 year career though. niners get the ball first in the third quarter. put together a seven play 82- yard drive. frank gore from 5 yards out. it's 21-24. 49ers defense shut down the falcons. it's the first of two turn overs in the fourth quarter. that interception gives dave akers a chance to tie the game. but akers miss it is field goal. he knows this may cost him a job. next possession, niners can take the lead again when kaepernick hits michael crabtree. roberts unrips the ball lose. crabtree can't get in, atlanta recovers and how many chances do the niners get? but hey, falcons punt. san francisco comes right back. and there goes gore. san francisco gore 9 yards to give san

but wilson's desperation passed picked off by julio jones. tpháfr -- never won a play off game will finally get the chance to go to one. >> and the 49ers will have to win the nfc championship game in atlanta next sunday, it's a noon start west coast time right here on channel 2 and fox. >>> in week 14 of the regular season, two of the afc teams met. that game was a blow out. today's game was not that much different. tom brady with a chance to be the winningest quarterback in history. the houston texans stood in the way. and the game began with a bolt of lightning. finds wide open spaces in the middle of the field. just one man stands between him and a touchdown. devin mccordy making a stop. houston had to settle for a field goal. then came the emergence of a guy not many figured without the star of this game cal ferin. it was 17-3, texans narrowed the gap to 17-13 at the half. but the patriots put up 14 points in the third quarter. big hole for ridley. then it was brady the reminder of the 49ers not so good old days. new england and the pay p

but wilson's desperation pass picked off in the end zone by julio jones. who have never won a super bowl getting a chance to go for just the second time in their existence. but they will have to beat the 49ers for that to happen. 30-28, the final score. the sentiment by atlanta's head coach mike smith pretty much summed it up for anyone who had a part in this game. >> wow! we talk all the time about playing a 60-minute game and finishing those games. and that's exactly what we did today. my mind goes right to we got to get ready and figure out how we're going to play better than we played in that second half of the ball game today. so that's where, that's where my mindset is. it's already flipped, already flipped the switch. >>> the 49ers try to make it to the super bowl. nfc championship in atlanta, noon start on channel 2 and fox. >>> today's afc playoff game was a rematch of week 14 when the patriots routed the houston texans before a national tv audience. tom brady with a chance to be the winningest quarterback in post season history. the texans got th

because matt ryan is a pocket quarterback and has the receivers and julio jones and ronnie white at tightz to do it. and the 49ers are more of a running team and they can throw the ball, but in the era of running quarterbacks and we saw atlanta defense russell wilson rather well and kaepernick tore up the packers running the ball and didn't make the defensive adjustment and falcons have to make at that adjustment and prepare for kaepernick running probably first before him throwing otherwise won't be able to pull off the win. >> they were man on man coverage and almost got to cover him like running back with two guys on him. i have the big board, everybody can't see it because i'm sneaking and watching the game, chris. houston against new england, 41-28 a minute '09 left in the quarter and if they can tie it up with a huge points spread and can't imagine that they won't. >> i think we can count and check mark the patriots as host for the afc championship game against baltimore, the team that they hosted last year and that game went down to the wire if not for a missed pass and field goal

throw down the middle julio jones, that's your ball game. >> that's san fran 6 co 49ers are the nfc championships. they get it done. har because harbaugh's second year at college. they shut out atlanta in the second half. >> there it is. >> back to the super bowl for the first time since 1995. >> peter: everybody wants to talk about what a great team atlanta had this season. you know, it doesn't add up to squat when you cannot finish. they nearly threw away their game last week against the sea seahawks >> bill: yes. >> peter: they had that game locked up. >> bill: that was jim harbaugh. his brother, john, did the same job for the ravens. i know even friends of mine who live in baltimore who say, "bal'more. we had friends over for a little dinner party saturday night. two of them were from eastern shores, big, big ravens fans and they said yeah but they knew if they are up against the patriots, don't expect too much. the two brothers go to the super bowl. here is john harbaugh. >> it is all over at the afc championship game. it's time to celebrate. the ravens are going back to the super bowl for t

matt ryan pumps and goes deep for julio jones. what a first half for julio jones. oes a little tap dance, gets both feet inbounds. jones, unstoppable. falcons go up 17-0. they've had a little issue holding on to leads, if you watched that seahawks game last week. skip ahead to the third quarter. falcons up by three, inside the 49ers' 39 yard line. matt ryan bobbles the snap. they needed these points. could have put them up by six at most, touchdown would have put them up by ten. they squandered this opportunity. fourth quarter, 49ers down by three. frank gore into the end zone, pretty much untouched. this is the end of the game. matt ryan had his moment to shine. if he would have led them to the touchdown, it would have led them to the super bowl. wasn't meant to be. the pass to roddy white wasn't even close. this is the first time in 18 years the 49ers have been to the super bowl. this year it'll be harbaugh verse harbaugh for the lombardi trophy. here's jimmy harbaugh after the game. >> any time you win a game like this, it's a team effort. everybody does a little