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San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII after beating Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome

Image: Joe Staley and the 49ers celebrate

The San Francisco 49ers feel they have proved their point as they put last year's bitter disappointment to rest by making it all the way to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

QB gamble
Harbaugh took a big gamble picking the second-year man ahead of the steady Alex Smith, but Kaepernick has proven him right with his displays so far Most notably against Atlanta where his 127.7 passer rating ranked fifth in 49ers post-season history - no mean feat given the history of Montana and Steve Young. "He played great, I don't know any other words to say it, it was a great performance by the quarterback," Harbaugh said of his young triggerman. Safety Donte Whitner says the players were still suffering from last year's loss right up until they put things right in Atlanta. "It feels good to finally get last year behind us," said Whitner. "Up until this moment, all of us were still feeling last year, whether they would say it or not. We felt that loss."

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