(Reuters) – The Atlanta Falcons are one game from finally turning their Super Bowl potential into reality but while their presence in the NFC Championship game is no shock, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is certainly a surprise element. Sunday’s game in the Georgia Dome will arguably come down to whether Atlanta’s defense, which has struggled against mobile quarterbacks this season, will be able to cope with the fast read-option plays of the thrillingly unpredictable Kaepernick. Atlanta have everything else in place. …
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Kaepernick the X Factor in tightly matched NFC title game (Reuters)
Jan 18 (Reuters) – The Atlanta Falcons are one game from finally turning their Super Bowl potential into reality but while their presence in the NFC Championship game is no shock, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is certainly a surprise element. Sunday’s game in the Georgia Dome will arguably come down to whether Atlanta’s defense, which has struggled against mobile quarterbacks this season, will be able to cope with the fast read-option plays of the thrillingly unpredictable Kaepernick. Atlanta have everything else in place. …
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