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GAME ESSENTIALS: Cowboys (13-5) vs. 49ers (14-4) astatine Levi’s Stadium, astatine 3:30 p.m. (PT). TV: FOX. Announcers: Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play), Greg Olson (color commentary), Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporting).

ODDS: 49ers -4. OVER/UNDER: 47.

SERIES: 49ers pb 15-14-1 (Cowboys pb playoff matchups 5-3). LAST MEETING/LAST PLAYOFF MEETING: 49ers won 23-17 connected Jan. 16, 2022.

For the archetypal clip successful 28 years, we’re getting a 49ers-Cowboys playoff crippled successful the Bay Area.

Unlike six of the erstwhile 8 meetings, this NFL record-tying ninth playoff showdown isn’t for the NFC championship. But the victor volition caput to Philadelphia for the NFC rubric crippled aft the Eagles crushed the Giants 38-7 connected Saturday night.

The Cowboys travel to Santa Clara with revenge connected their caput aft the 49ers bushed them 23-17 successful past season’s chaotic paper round. They bludgeoned Tom Brady and the Buccaneers past week and are the toughest team the 49ers person faced successful months.

How Brock Purdy, the rookie who was the third-stringer — and present whitethorn beryllium the starter for good? — handles the fearsome Cowboys defence and Micah Parsons volition beryllium a cardinal connected this day. He will person immoderate help from Trent Williams and a stout violative line, though.

On the wellness side, the 49ers participate arsenic steadfast arsenic tin beryllium for this matchup, and the Cowboys are close. The 1 exception, though, is at near tackle, wherever seasoned Jason Peters is out, rookie Tyler Smith is successful his spot and Nick Bosa volition apt beryllium connected the different side. The NFL’s sack king could person a feast.

If helium does, and Levi’s Stadium has its archetypal existent moment, the 49ers volition person their 12th consecutive win, their 3rd consecutive playoff triumph implicit the Cowboys and a formation to drawback to Philly.

Follow on with our reporters Cam Inman, Jerry McDonald, Shayna Rubin, Evan Webeck and columnist Dieter Kurtenbach and different analysts providing their thoughts astir the game.