Brock Purdy threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, and the San Francisco 49ers rallied from 17 points down at halftime to beat the Detroit Lions 34-31 and reach the Super Bowl.
Christian McCaffrey capped that drive with a go-ahead 2-yard run and the defense buckled down from there, sealing a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
At his core Pete Carroll is still a defensive coach, a tug that at times perhaps pulls harder than being the one that oversees the entire Seattle Seahawks operation.
The Super Wild Card Weekend is done, wrapping up with a Cowboys win over Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Now it’s on to the divisional round, which begins Saturday.
Tom Brady, might have played his last game as the Dallas Cowboys rolled to a 31-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff game.
Brock Purdy threw a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, and the 49ers won their first NFC West title since 2019, beating the Seattle Seahawks 21-13 on Thursday night.
Shanahan and the 49ers can repeat what they accomplished in 2019 and wrap up another NFC West title on Thursday night in Seattle against the Seahawks, but with far less stress this time.
Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes, as the San Francisco 49ers won their third straight game by beating the Arizona Cardinals 38-10 in Mexico City.
Russell Wilson threw for three touchdown, Rashaad Penny ran for 190 yards and a touchdown, as the Seattle Seahawks spoiled the Arizona Cardinals' NFC West title for by beating them 38-30.