Falcons at 49ers 7:40 p.m., ESPN
LINE - 49ers by 14LAST MEETING San Francisco beat Atlanta 28-24 in NFC Championship Game LAST WEEK Atlanta beat Washington 27-26; San Francisco beat Tampa Bay 33-14 RANKINGS Falcons: offense (16), defense (29); 49ers: offense (27), defense (3) NOTES Atlanta TE Tony Gonzalez became fifth player in NFL history with 15,000 yards receiving ins last week’s game against the Redskins. He has a reception in 209 consecutive games, second-longest streak in NFL history. QB Matt Ryan 2-0 in regular season vs. 49ers. Atlanta started five rookies on defense last week, three in secondary. … San Francisco has won four consecutive games. … Last regular-season game at Candlestick Park, where 49ers hold 23-10 all-time advantage vs. Falcons. … TE Vernon Davis has TD reception in five consecutive games and 12 on the year. … Anquan Boldin needs 42 yards receiving for his sixth 1,000-yard season.
Sports, Pages 19 on 12/23/2013