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The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens meet and will play in the NFL Conference Finals |  satisfaction

The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens meet and will play in the NFL Conference Finals | satisfaction


Their star player, Christian McCaffrey, saved them. The San Francisco 49ers cruised to a bruising 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. In the NFL Divisional Round, while Lamar Jackson leads the Baltimore Ravens to victory over the Houston Texans. The former will host the National Conference Final against the winner of Sunday's duel between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Baltimore will host the AL Final against the winner of the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.

The 49ers, the National League regular-season champions, were on the verge of surrendering the biggest upset of the playoffs to the Packers, seventh, in front of a skeptical crowd at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Green Bay took a 17-21 lead when young quarterback Brock Purdy resurfaced with an impressive offensive series that culminated in a McCaffrey touchdown. This put the 49ers ahead with just 1 minute and 7 seconds remaining.

Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love attempted to advance into field goal positions but condemned his team by throwing a hasty pass to Christian Watson who Intercepted by Dre Greenlaw, sealing the home victory. The 49ers, who had not fallen in the divisional round since the 2002 playoffs, wound up celebrating their fourth trip to the conference finals in the past five years.

And in the other match on Saturday. The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Houston Texans 34-10 And they qualified for the AL Final for the first time since the 2012 playoffs. In front of their home crowd, Lamar Jackson clearly won the duel against rookie center fielder C.J. Stroud, the Texans' surprising leader.

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Jackson, nominated to win this season's MVP awarddominated the game in the second half until dismantling Houston with a total of 2 rushing touchdowns and 2 more touchdowns. The player reached 100 receiving yards and added another 152 aerial yards To secure his first attendance in the conference finals in his six-season career.

The Texans, who lost all five of their games in the divisional round, They closed out the tournament in disappointing fashion and were one of the greatest sensations in the NFL By young Stroud. The 22-year-old rookie had 175 receiving yards on Saturday, a victim of the Ravens' famous defense, which didn't allow a single point in the second half.

Efe Agency