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[jwalker3853]

(01-31-2022, 06:52 AM)Science Friction Wrote: Someone explain why we should have rather faced SF.   SF outscored LA 75-54 in their three meeting this season, with the Niners winning two of those, including a 21 pt. blowout in SF.   The SF fan base is much more passionate than LA, so I don't expect much of a home field advantage at SOFI.   For some reason, SF seems to get some quirky breaks when they play us and find a way to come out on top.

Also, the NFL.com power rankings  ranked the Chiefs #1  AND  SF #2 out of the four teams left going in to Championship Sunday. The Rams were #3. We were #4. Previous power rankings going into divisional round had Chiefs #3 , Titans #5, Bengals #6  , Niners #7 , and Rams #8 .   The Rams defense with Donald, Miller , etal  gave up more points on the season than any other team in their division.  In addition to losing two of three to the Niners, the Rams also lost at home by  17  to Arizona, by 12 at home to Tennessee, won by just 9 at home over hapless Detroit, and closed the season by  beating the atrocious Ravens by 1 point , in a game they probably should have lost.

In the playoffs SF went into Dallas and beat Dak , into Lambeau and beat Aaron, and already beat Joey B. in the Jungle in the regular season.  Are you really sure that you'd rather have had the Niners over the Lambs. In my mind, the Bengals are the better football team. The AFC's top teams are stronger than the NFC's best.  Kansas City and  Tennessee, I believe, are better than the Rams. And since we have proven that we are better than KC or Tennessee, doesn't it make sense that we are better than the Rams???

Tell me why I am wrong.

You honestly aren't wrong.    However, I was coming at wanting to play the 49ers again for a couple of reasons:  1) redemption for the loss earlier this year where we fumbled 3 times.     2) to get the prior super bowl losses at the hands of the 49ers monkey off our backs as well.    For me, it was all emotion vs. looking at the facts.