NFC Championship game: San Francisco 49ers v Atlanta Falcons for a place in Super Bowl XLVII

After coming so close last year, the San Francisco 49ers are now favourites to make it to the Super Bowl by beating the Atlanta Falcons, but it will not be easy for them in Georgia.

Prediction Despite being away from home, the San Francisco 49ers are favourites for this one, and that is the way I see it going quite simply because there is hardly a weakness you can pick out in their team on either side of the football. The defence that got them to the Championship game last season remains, but Kaepernick has added that X-Factor on offence to give them an added dimension - whilst he has also brought the passing game on from Alex Smith especially Michael Crabtree, who now looks like the electric big-play receiver they drafted from Texas Tech.