49ers use defense to wear down Cowboys and advance to second straight NFC Championship
Christian McCaffrey scored on a go-ahead 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defence did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Dak Prescott threw two interceptions and Brett Maher missed his fifth extra point of the post-season when his attempt was blocked. He later made two field goals. Rookie Brock Purdy started the next drive with a 16-yard completion to George Kittle and San Francisco didn’t give the ball back to Dallas until there were 45 seconds left at the 6. Dallas never got close from there.
The drive featured a juggling 30-yard catch by Kittle and a pair of defensive holds against Dallas – including one on Donovan Wilson near the goal-line that negated a third-down sack. The Niners turned two interceptions in the first half by Prescott into field goals by Robbie Gould and led 9-6 at the half.
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