Found January 14, 2012 on 49ersNews: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The 49ers pulled off one of the great postseason come from behind victories in 49ers history. This ranks up there with the Catch, The Catch II, and now the Catch III. I’m not going to spend that much time writing about this, because it is time to celebrate. The 49ers are heading to the NFC Championship game where they will travel to Green Bay or host the Giants. You gotta give huge props to Alex Smith, the QB who everyone loves to hate. In the biggest game of his career, scores the longest rushing TD of a 49ers QB, and throwing two clutch passes to Vernon Davis. Today Alex Smith was better than Drew Brees….NFC Championship Time…
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