The San Francisco 49ers opened as five-point favorites over the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
Some oddsmakers have set the line a half-point differently in either direction.
It’s the 10th time in the past 11 years that the spread for the NFL’s title game is a touchdown or less.
This is the sixth Super Bowl appearance for the 49ers. The team is 5-0 in those games. No other franchise with more than one appearance has an undefeated record in the game.
San Francisco was favored in each of its previous trips. The 18.5-point spread in their last Super Bowl remains the biggest in history. Steve Young and company covered that year, defeating the San Diego Chargers by 23 points.
The Baltimore Ravens will make a Super Bowl appearance for the second time. When Ray Lewis won MVP honors in 2000, the team entered as three-point favorites.
The early over/under for the game is 50.
The San Francisco 49ers are headed back to the Super Bowl because they can win any style of game. Sunday, they showed they can be comeback artists when needed.
The 49ers overcame a 17-point deficit to win 28-24 in the NFC Championship Game after the Atlanta Falcons turned the ball over on downs inside the red zone with under 2 minutes remaining.
San Francisco’s defense couldn’t stop anything in the first half, giving up 24 points and 297 yards. But the 49ersturned up the defensive heat after halftime, holding the Falconsscoreless. Self-inflicted mistakes didn’t help Atlanta’s cause.
Roddy White slipped on a route in the third quarter, leading to an interception. Matt Ryan saw a 49ers blitz coming, took his eyes off the ball and fumbled a snap. Still, Atlanta had a chance to win until stalling in the red zone on two consecutive incompletions with time running down.
On the final two plays, the 49ers‘ linebackers forced incompletions with deflections. No defense has a more versatile group of linebackers, which helped make up for a sagging pass rush Sunday.
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49ers 28, Falcons 24
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San Francisco’s offense showed off its versatility as well. One week after Colin Kaepernick ran wild against the Green Bay Packers, he mostly handed off Sunday. Frank Gore and LaMichael James continued to gash the Falcons on read-option plays in the second half. Kaepernick, meanwhile, hit theFalcons vertically again and again with passes up the seam to tight end Vernon Davis.
It was just two years ago when the 49ers out-maneuvered the Miami Dolphins in their bid to hire coach Jim Harbaugh. The organization’s profile changed on that day to a physical football team that is extremely hard to prepare for. San Francisco can win defensive battles, and it’s as explosive as any team offensively since Kaepernick took over at quarterback.
This is a 49ers squad that doesn’t flinch. If you stop one part of their team, another will step up. They can win games in so many different ways.
Win one more, and the 49ers will be Super Bowl champions again.
The San Francisco 49ers opened as five-point favorites over the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
Some oddsmakers have set the line a half-point differently in either direction.
The early over/under for the game is 50.
Baltimore advanced to the Super Bowl after a 28-13 upset win over the New England Patriots. The Ravens entered the game as 9.5-point underdogs.
The 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons earlier on Sunday to win the NFC championship.
This is the 10th time in the past 11 years that the spread for the NFL’s title game is a touchdown or less.
San Francisco is making its sixth Super Bowl appearance. The team is 5-0 in those games. No other franchise with more than one appearance has an undefeated record in the game.
The 49ers were favored in each of its previous trips. The 18.5-point spread in their last Super Bowl remains the biggest in history. Steve Young and company covered that year, defeating the San Diego Chargers by 23 points.
Baltimore will make a Super Bowl appearance for the second time. When Ray Lewis won MVP honors in 2000, the team entered as three-point favorites.
Various reports said San Francisco would have been 1.5-point underdogs if New England had won the AFC championship.
-Rob Fraser-
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