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SAN FRANCISCO — What a way to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of "The Catch." Joe Montana to Dwight Clark then.

SAN FRANCISCO — What a way to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of "The Catch." Joe Montana to Dwight Clark then.

At San Francisco, the Alex Smith-to-Vernon Davis connection has the 49ers in the NFC championship game and the stunned New Orleans Saints headed home. Smith threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Davis with 9 seconds left just after Drew Brees put the

Smith had a $4 million base salary, according to Schefter. – Traffic into Candlestick was predictably heavy. The parking lot is packed with tailgaters. So is Highway 101. – Several 49ers legends are expected to attend today's game, including Joe

Brees has generated MVP discussion in recent weeks, whereas Alex Smith evokes more memories of Trent Dilfer than any other Super Bowl quarterback. As such, it has typically been assumed that Brees will far outplay Smith and any 49ers victory will have