First I want to say that I’m a die hard 49ers fan.  Been a fan since 1992.  Right at the beginning of the Steve Young era.  You can imagine that watching them play in the NFC Championship was both a good and a bad thing.  Well, they have finally returned to the Super Bowl after a nearly 20 year absence.  This is basically the same team from last year.  The same 49ers team that was defeated by the New York Giants.  This time around the 49ers knew what had to be done if they wanted to advance to the Super Bowl.  They were down early.  A 17-0 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons.  Yet there was no panic from their sidelines.  That’s what amazed me about this team.  Their focus remained on playing the entire 60 minutes of the football game.  Right after the Falcons scored to make it 17-0, the Niners drove down the field to score 14 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter.  Atlanta did score another touchdown before halftime, but they wouldn’t score another point the rest of the game.  It’s amazing to think that with the amount of points the Falcons were able to put up that they were stopped for an entire half playing at home nonetheless.  San Francisco’s defense prides themselves on stopping the opponents running game.  Atlanta was only able to gain 81 yards the entire game.  An interception and a fumble by Falcons QB Matt Ryan in the second half didn’t help their cause either as the 49ers were able to keep the ball away from the Falcons high flying offense.  San Francisco’s resolve to not give in when others might have is something to cherish.  They have learned from their mistakes of the past year and are hell bent on correcting them for one final game in New Orleans.