why is sf the 49ers?
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The “49ers” is the nickname for those who flocked to northern California in 1849 hoping to take advantage of the gold rush. The influx of opportunists was a boon for California's economy, and hastened its admittance into the union in 1850.
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What time is the NFC Championship Game? The NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers will kick off on Sunday, January 19th at 6:40pm E.T. at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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The Saints are able to claim the No. 1 seed because they have the tiebreaker over the Seattle Seahawks who now lead the NFC West division. NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints can still earn the No.
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The San Francisco 49ers last made the playoffs in 2019, when they lost the Super Bowl.
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The Cardinals claim the Seahawks as their top rival, with fellow NFC West Division foe, the 49ers, coming in a close second. Outside of the division, a rival born out of the postseason comes against the Panthers, who have maintained a 2–1 playoff record against the Cardinals since 2008.
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Technically speaking, FCS and FBS teams are in the same National Collegiate Athletic Association division, so their games against each other count for regular season standings and statistics. ... So, back to our original question: Why do these games exist? Money. Money.
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How familiar it must have seemed to them, the top-seeded 49ers in the postseason again, winning again, defeating the upstart Minnesota Vikings, 27-10, to advance to the N.F.C. championship game. San Francisco's opponent will be determined on Sunday, when the Seattle Seahawks visit the Green Bay Packers.
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The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowl titles in their franchise history, the last coming during the 1994 season in a 49-26 defeat of the San Diego Chargers in Miami, Fla.
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After 47 years in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors are moving to a shiny new arena across the bay in San Francisco. The Warriors are just the latest beloved sports team to leave the city.
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Yet, not everyone agrees that fullbacks are obsolete. In fact, some of the NFL's best teams this season are featuring them. ... Even more interesting, the two teams that trot out fullbacks the most — the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers — are the only two undefeated teams left in the league.
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The last time the 49ers started 8-0 was 1990, a season where the team reached 10-0 before falling in Week 12 to the Los Angeles Rams.
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The Packers and 49ers have met 7 times in the playoffs since 1995.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo says he and Tom Brady became "good friends" in New England, and the two still text each other every now and then. ... The 49ers quarterback has long maintained that he got along with Brady, but acknowledged the two were highly competitive.
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Once the team move out West, the franchise became the San Francisco Warriors from 1962-1971 before their current name of the Golden State Warriors starting in 1971. So, what happens when the team moves from Oakland to San Francisco in 2019-20 with the opening of the Chase Center?
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The San Francisco 49ers have played in seven total Super Bowls (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012 and 2020) and have won five of those appearances.
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Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city's name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at the Chase Center.
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Following the 2013 season, the 49ers returned to a third consecutive NFC championship game (the third time that the franchise had hit that mark of sustained excellence in its history), but the team lost a close contest to its division-rival Seattle Seahawks.