I'm feeling quite confident about the 49ers v Falcons game from the 49ers perspective. I guess in terms of things going for us, Kaepernick is obviously playing lights out, Crabtree has emerged and our Oline has just gotten better and better. Atlanta was in the bottom third of the league in stopping the run (although they have tightened up as of late and did a great job of stuffing Lynch) so I think we should be able to get the running game going. In terms of our O vs the Falcons D, I expect them to gear up to stop the read option, they will be sending their ends wide and pinching the line to contain Kap and any running lanes. I actually expect our coaching staff to minimise the read option stuff in an effort to counter Atlanta, I expect to see plenty of power running and playaction stuff. Zach Miller seemed to have success last week so I expect Davis and Walker to feature heavily. On the other side, it will be a mighty tough task to cover Jones, White and Gonzo, who in my opinion are the best trio in the league. Despite his performance last week, I’m still not sold on Ryan; he made some questionable throws (that last INT was horrendous) and seemed to fold as the Seahawks were coming back. Falcons Oline did a great job of giving him plenty of time, the 49ers front four needs to get there and rough him up a little, if they can do that I can see a few turnovers. It will be another close high scoring game, just hoping the 49ers can do enough to take it.
In the AFC, I think this will be a close game. I think the Pats O will put up 30+ points, they have plenty of weapons (even with Gronk out) and the Ravens D has hardly been stellar. The big question in this one, can Flacco continue his impressive postseason so far and score enough points to keep the Ravens in it? Pats D is pretty stout against the run so I expect him to have to air it out often to keep up. Torrey Smith will be huge in this game and I expect Belichik to take him away and force Flacco to win with Boldin and his TEs. In the end, I see the Pats winning something like 35-24