NFC Championship
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NFL: NFC Championship -Green Bay Packers at Chicago BearsJan 23, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Fans tailgate before the 2011 NFC championship game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Rob Grabowski-US PRESSWIRE
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Jim Harbaugh OK with Kyle Williams fielding punts… playmaker whom coach Jim Harbaugh trusts. It was an injury to Ginn that put Kyle Williams on the punt team in the NFC Championship Game , where his two turnovers against the Giants doomed the Niners' Super Bowl hopes. Add it all up, and the deck …
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Fans' choice: Which Steelers special do you want to see?… May 5: America's Game: The '90s (Winner: 1994 San Francisco 49ers ) May 12: NFL's classic games (Winner: 1981 NFC Championship : 49ers vs. Cowboys ) May 19: NFL Replay: Super Bowls of the last five years (Winner: Super Bowl XLIII ) May 26 …
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Films Encore: King captains Bucs' playoff win… drove down field the Buccaneers 33 yard line just. The games on a resilient Redskins do you know. Tampa Bay the NFC championship game for the first time since 1970. Now. On our hands as always the balls the last words that last word is that I …
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San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Williams is ready to rebound… chance to erase the memories of January, when his two fumbled punt returns contributed to the team's loss in the NFC Championship Game . It's unfair to blame Williams for a game the New York Giants rightfully won, but this happens in football …
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Reviewing the NFL's best torch-passing moments… THE WEST. "The Catch" by Dwight Clark, which helped the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship game , wasn't just one of the most memorable plays in NFL history, it completely ended the era of NFC dominance …
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Who is the most indispensable player in the NFL today?… responded by losing its next five games. Had Cutler stayed healthy, I think the Bears would have at least made the NFC Championship Game -- which is where they were in 2010, Cutler's second year with the team. In fact, with a healthy Cutler …
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Forbes: 49ers' Harbaugh lowest-paid coach in NFC West
… doesn't talk about his earnings. As you read this, he is tucked away in a dark room, with last season's NFC Championship Game on loop, searching for answers. Let the rest of the division prance about town with their fat wallets and steak …
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'Top 100 Players of 2012': Carlos Rogers… when they good and tackles then you know it is overall good office allies you know we have them also. Because NFC championship game last year you've got that whole defense returned. The organization went out made a concerted effort to get …
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Mike Ornstein says $5K bounty on Aaron Rodgers really a joke
… said in a telephone interview this week, explaining he had been kidding Williams about bounties ever since the NFC Championship Game in 2010, after which the Minnesota Vikings told the NFL they believed the Saints had a bounty on quarterback …
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Ravens, Saints must overcome adversity; don't sleep on Bengals… selected A.J. Jenkins with the 30th overall pick in the draft. The Niners went 1-for-13 on third down in the NFC Championship Game , with Michael Crabtree catching one pass all day. Chicago might have gone for Shea McClellin a little early …
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What were NFL's most 'unbelievably believable' plays?
… in NFL history. And without further ado ... Honorable mention: The Catch With 58 seconds left in the 1981 NFC Championship Game , the San Francisco 49ers had the ball on the Dallas Cowboys ' 6-yard line. As quarterback Joe Montana was …
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Draft duds? Saints, Rams, Raiders among poorly graded teams… of speed and power. San Francisco 49ers: C+ One of the league's biggest surprise teams in 2011 (13-3, NFC Championship Game appearance) won't sneak up on anyone this year. Jim Harbaugh will have his guys ready to play, though, and …
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Jan. 17, 1999 Vikings lose to Falcons in 1998 NFC Championship GameThe Vikings' 15-1 season ended in heartbreak as the Atlanta Falcons came to the Metrodome and took the NFC crown with a 30-27 overtime win. Vikings kicker Gary Anderson had his first missed field goal of the season to give the Falcons a chance to force overtime.
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San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith working on throwing motion
… the 2011 season his best in the NFL by completing 273 of 445 passes for 3,144 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was also picked off just five times while leading San Francisco to a 13-3 record and, eventually, to the NFC Championship Game .
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Minnesota Vikings stadium bill passes House, goes to Senate
… progress Steve Wyche the Vikings have a lot of work to do in rebuilding their roster before they can compete for another NFC championship . More ... The state Senate planned to act on a competing version Tuesday. Passage there would send the bill into final …
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New Orleans Saints sign DT Ayodele, who injured Favre's ankleFootage of Remi Ayodele's hit on Brett Favre during the 2010 NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings is now ubitiquous. On Monday, the Saints signed Ayodele back to the team.
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Minnesota pols in tough position as Vikings stadium vote nears
… progress Steve Wyche the Vikings have a lot of work to do in rebuilding their roster before they can compete for another NFC championship . More ... "I'm concerned about whether the owner is footing enough of the bill," said Sen. Julianne Ortman, the …
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Fans' choice: Which classic NFL game do you want to see?
… touchdown passes. » Watch: Cardinals-Packers highlights | Sound FX 1981 NFC Championship : 49ers vs. Cowboys -- In the final minute of the 1981 NFC Championship , the 49ers were down by six facing a third-and-3 on the Cowboys' 6 …
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'Bounty' evidence warranted harsh penalties, says ex-attorney
… player for knocking Kurt Warner, Brett Favre or any other player out of the 2009 divisional playoff game, 2010 NFC championship game or any other game," Vilma, a defensive captain, said in a statement Wednesday. "I also never put any money …
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Warner 'surprised' at Saints suspensions… divisional playoff game and later pledged the about to anyone who knocked Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre. At the NFC championship game the following weeks or Jonathan Vilma his own money. If you had a chance to talk to right now it's a sack …
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No surprise that Roger Goodell severely punished Saints… establish and fund the program. Vilma offered a specific $10,000 bounty to knock out Brett Favre from the NFC Championship Game , which explains why his punishment was so severe. It is naive to ignore the players' active and enthusiastic …
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Saints' Jonathan Vilma suspended for 2012 season
… offered $10,000 to any player who could knock out then- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre from the 2009 NFC Championship Game . During that game Favre endured a number of gruesome hits, and he suffered a nasty ankle injury late in the …
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Vilma 'shocked and extremely disappointed' by ban… player for knocking Kurt Warner, Brett Favre, or any other player out of the 2009 Divisional Playoff game, 2010 NFC Championship game , or any other game. "I never set out to intentionally hurt any player and never enticed any teammate to intentionally …
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Fans' choice: Which 'America's Game' do you want to see?… 1990 Giants through the eyes of Ottis Anderson, Jeff Hostetler and Carl Banks. After upsetting the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game , the Giants defeated the Bills in one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played. This episode is narrated by …
