CHAMPIONSHIP GOAL:San Francisco will host the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game after earning a 36-32 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Saturday. It will be the 49ers' 13th Conference Championship game appearance, the third-most among all franchises since 1970.
The teams with the most appearances in a Conference Championship Game since 1970:
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TEAM |
MOST APPEARANCES IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
15 |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
14 |
|
*San Francisco 49ers |
13 |
|
L.A./Oakland Raiders |
11 |
|
L.A./St. Louis Rams |
9 |
*Host NY Giants on Sunday
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BRADY BUNCH OF RECORDS: New England quarterback TOM BRADY completed 26 of 34 passes (76.5 percent) for 363 yards with six touchdowns and one interception for a 137.6 passer rating in the Patriots' 45-10 victory over Denver.
Brady has thrown for 4,770 yards in his postseason career, the fifth-most in NFL history.
|
PLAYER |
CAREER |
POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS |
|
Brett Favre |
1991-2010 |
5,855 |
|
Joe Montana |
1979-1994 |
5,772 |
|
Peyton Manning |
1998-present |
5,389 |
|
John Elway |
1983-1998 |
4,964 |
|
Tom Brady |
2000-present |
4,407 |
|
Dan Marino |
1983-1999 |
4,510 |
Brady tied an NFL record with six touchdown passes in the game (Pro Football Hall of Famer STEVE YOUNGsix, DARYLE LAMONICAsix) to increase his career playoff total to 36, the third-most in league annals.
|
PLAYER |
CAREER |
POSTSEASON TD PASSES |
|
Joe Montana |
1979-1994 |
45 |
|
Brett Favre |
1991-2010 |
44 |
|
Tom Brady |
2000-present |
36 |
|
Dan Marino |
1983-1999 |
32 |
|
Kurt Warner |
1998-2009 |
31 |
|
Terry Bradshaw |
* *1970-1983 |
30 |
It marked Brady's 18th consecutive playoff game with at least one touchdown pass, the second-longest streak ever.
|
PLAYER |
CAREER |
CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON GAMES W/ TD PASS |
|
Brett Favre |
1991-2010 |
20 |
|
Tom Brady |
2000-present |
*18 |
|
Dan Marino |
1983-1999 |
13 |
|
Kurt Warner |
1998-2009 |
12 |
|
3 tied |
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10 |
|
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400 CLUB: New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES completed 40 of 63 passes (63.5 percent) for 462 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions against the 49ers to record his third consecutive 400-yard effort in the postseason (404 at Seattle, 2010 Wild Card; 466 vs. Detroit, 2011 Wild Card).
Brees (three), who is the only quarterback to pass for at least 400 yards in consecutive playoff games, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (two) and PEYTON MANNING (two) for the most 400-yard passing games in NFL postseason history.
The Super Bowl XLIV MVP attempted 12 passes before throwing his first interception, ending his NFL-record streak of consecutive postseason passes without an interception at 217.
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FOSTER FOLLOW-UP: Houston running back ARIAN FOSTER rushed for 132 yards with one touchdown in the Texans' 20-13 loss at Baltimore. Foster totaled 285 rushing yards in his postseason debut, the most in a player's first two postseason games in NFL history.
The players with the most rushing yards in their first two postseason games in NFL history:
|
PLAYER |
TEAM |
POSTSEASON(S) |
RUSH YARDS IN FIRST TWO POSTSEASON GAMES |
|
Arian Foster |
Houston Texans |
2011 |
285 |
|
Duane Thomas |
Dallas Cowboys |
1970 |
278 |
|
Terrell Davis |
Denver Broncos |
1996, 1997 |
275 |
|
Eddie George |
Tennessee Titans |
1999 |
268 |
|
Shonn Greene |
N.Y. Jets |
2009 |
263 |
|
Fred Taylor |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
1999 |
248 |
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HEAD OF THE CLASS: New England head coach BILL BELICHICK, who has compiled a 16-6 (.727) record in his postseason career, tied Pro Football Hall of Famer CHUCK NOLL(16) for the fourth-most playoff wins by a coach with the Patriots' victory on Saturday.
Belichick trails only Pro Football Hall of Famers TOM LANDRY, DON SHULAand JOE GIBBS.
The head coaches with the most playoff wins in NFL history:
|
HEAD COACH |
TEAM(S) |
PLAYOFF WINS |
|
Tom Landry |
Dallas Cowboys |
20 |
|
Don Shula |
Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins |
19 |
|
Joe Gibbs |
Washington Redskins |
17 |
|
Bill Belichick |
Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots |
*16 |
|
Chuck Noll |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
16 |
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