The 7 most important games that helped send the Niners to Super Bowl 54

The Niners kind of came out of nowhere in the 2019 season. They were coming off an abysmal season where their franchise quarterback missed most of the year with an injury. There were questions about Jimmy Garoppolo’s ability as a starting …

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NFC divisional round

Niners 27 Vikings 10

Here’s the divisional round win. San Francisco used its defense to strangle the Vikings offense into submission. The Niners shutdown one of the most explosive backs in the NFL. Dalvin Cook was bottled up, and Kirk Cousins couldn’t win the Vikings the game. The Niners run offense dominated an NFC North opponent. They would do worse to the Packers — as we know.