Then he was concussed in a 24-24 draw against St Louis, and was replaced by Kaepernick, who performed so well in Smith's absence that he held his spot once the former starting QB was ready to return a couple of weeks later.

WHY DOES THAT BLOKE LOOK LIKE SOMEONE JUST STOLE HIS CAR?Ī few months ago he was San Francisco's starting quarterback, and had led them to a 6-2 start to the season. John, 50, has been a career coach since 1984, finally reaching the sport's top level when Baltimore took him on in 2008. Jim (the younger one at 49) was a quarterback in the NFL for 14 years before taking up coaching and eventually arriving at San Francisco

Jim and John Harbaugh have walked remarkably different paths to arrive in New Orleans. HANG ON, ISN'T THAT THE SAME COACH ON BOTH SIDES? Thankfully, the game is almost guaranteed be highlight-rich, with throwing ability pitted against leg speed in a classic match-up that should see plenty of points scored.īaltimore's Joe Flacco has the gun arm (just ask him), and has already backed himself to throw the Ravens to victory, while San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick has speed to burn, having already broken the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a playoff game (181) just a few weeks ago.

Here's where you're almost certain to find the game's MVP.

Their playoffs journey this time around included wins over the highly-fancied Green Bay Packers and the league's best team this season, the Atlanta Falcons. San Francisco's 49ers (in maroon) have a storied Super Bowl history, having reached the big show on five previous occasions and winning all of them. The Baltimore Ravens (in purple) finished with 10 wins and six losses in the regular season, but took down the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots (both with quarterbacks widely considered to be in the NFL's best three) en route to only their second ever Super Bowl appearance.

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