Rob Ninkovich of the New England Patriots, No. 50, celebrates with Niko Koutouvides after making an interception against the Houston Texans during the 2013 AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Sunday, January 13. The Patriots defeated the Texans 41-28.
Arian Foster of the Houston Texans stretches for a first down against the Patriots on Sunday.
Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots reacts after a catch in the third quarter of the playoff game against the Texans.
Jerod Mayo of the New England Patriots knocks the ball away from Owen Daniels of the Houston Texans after it was ruled his forward progress was stopped.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hands the ball off to Stevan Ridley.
Danieal Manning of the Houston Texans runs the ball against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Dont'a Hightower of the New England Patriots tackles DeVier Posey of the Houston Texans.
Stevan Ridley of the New England Patriots, left, celebrates with Shane Vereen after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Houston Texans.
Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Danieal Manning of the Houston Texans.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes an adjustment during Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
No. 38 Danieal Manning and No. 29 Glover Quin of the Houston Texans try to bring down Stevan Ridley of the New England Patriots.
Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans hands the ball off to Arian Foster.
Arian Foster of the Texans celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Patriots on Sunday.
Tom Brady of the Patriots passes against the Texans on Sunday.
Texans players J.J. Watt, left, and Brooks Reed sack Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday.
Chandler Jones of the Patriots tackels Arian Foster of the Texans on Sunday.
Aaron Hernandez of the Patriots fails to make a catch in the end zone against the Texans on Sunday.
Shane Vereen of the Patriots celebrates with teammate Michael Hoomanawanui after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Texans on Sunday.
Matt Schaub of the Texans drops back against the Patriots on Sunday.
Wes Welker of the Patriots runs with the ball against the Texans on Sunday.
Tom Brady of the Patriots hands the ball off to Stevan Ridley on Sunday.
Wes Welker of the Patriots catches a pass in the second quarter against Kareem Jackson of the Texans on Sunday.
Matt Schaub of the Texans walks off the field after failing to convert on third down against the Patriots on Sunday.
Danieal Manning of the Texans returns the opening kickoff for 94 yards against Devin McCourty of the Patriots on Sunday.
Matt Bryant of the Atlanta Falcons kicks the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC divisional playoff Game at Georgia Dome on Sunday, January 13, in Atlanta.
The Falcons celebrate their 30 to 28 win over the Seahawks on Sunday.
Matt Ryan of the Falcons celebrates their win over the Seahawks on Sunday.
Cliff Matthews of the Falcons tackles Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Zach Miller of the Seahawks celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown reception against the Falcons on Sunday.
Russell Wilson of the Seahawks runs the ball in for a fourth quarter touchdown against the Falcons on Sunday.
Earl Thomas of the Seahawks intercepts a pass intended for Roddy White of the Falcons in the fourth quarter on Sunday.
Golden Tate of the Seahawks catches the ball against No. 23 Dunta Robinson and No. 28 Thomas DeCoud of the Falcons in the second quarter on Sunday.
Matt Ryan and Jason Snelling of the Falcons celebrate a touchdown against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons is tackled by No. 50 K.J. Wright and No. 25 Richard Sherman of the Seahawks in the third quarter on Sunday.
Golden Tate of the Seahawks runs a reception in for a third quarter touchdown against Thomas DeCoud of the Falcons on Sunday.
Jason Snelling of the Falcons celebrates his third quarter touchdown against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Richard Sherman of the Seahawks breaks up a pass intended for Roddy White of the Falcons on Sunday.
Akeem Dent and Stephen Nicholas of the Falcons tackle Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Quarterback Matt Ryan of the Falcons throws a pass against the Seahawks on Sunday.
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seahawks tries to avoid the Falcons' Jacquizz Rodgers in the first quarter Sunday.
Jacquizz Rodgers of the Falcons runs the ball against the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Falcons receiver Julio Jones tries to avoid the tackle of Earl Thomas of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Jacquizz Rodgers of the Falcons breaks the tackle of Seattle's Red Bryant and gets past Earl Thomas on Sunday.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass against the Falcons in the first quarter on Sunday.
Michael Turner of the Falcons tries to avoid the tackle of K.J. Wright of the Seahawks in the first quarter on Sunday.
Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez catches a first-quarter touchdown pass over Kam Chancellor of the Seahawks on Sunday.
Russell Wilson hands the ball off to Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks in the second quarter against the Falcons on Sunday.
Running back Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers during an NFC Divisional Playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Saturday, January 12.
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree of the 49ers catches a touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Colin Kaepernick against cornerback Sam Shields of the Packers in the second quarter on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers hands the ball to running back Frank Gore against the Packers.
Crabtree catches a touchdown pass thrown by Kaepernick against the Packers in the second quarter.
Tight end Vernon Davis celebrates with Crabtree of after scoring a touchdown for the 49ers in the second quarter.
Wide receiver James Jones of the Packers celebrates after scoring a touchdown on a pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter against the 49ers.
Wide receiver James Jones of the Packers catches a touchdown pass thrown by Rodgers in the second quarter against the 49ers on Saturday.
Running back DuJuan Harris of the Packers runs the ball inside linebacker Patrick Willis of the 49ers on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers runs the ball against nose tackle B.J. Raji of the Packers on Saturday.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers celebrates with a teammate after running in a touchdown in the first quarter against the Packers on Saturday.
Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers celebrates a field goal at the end of the second quarter against the Packers on Saturday.
Running back DuJuan Harris of the Packers scores a touchdown against the 49ers in the second quarter on Saturday.
Cornerback Sam Shields of the Packers runs the ball back for touchdown after an interception against quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers in the first quarter of Saturday's playoff game.
Justin Tucker kicks a 47-yard field goal in the second overtime to give the Baltimore Ravens a 38-35 victory over the Denver Broncos in an AFC Divisional Playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Saturday.
Ray Rice celebrates with some of the Ravens fans in Denver after Saturday's win.
Denver head coach John Fox grimaces during Saturday's AFC Divisional Playoff game.
Ray Rice of the Ravens scores a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter.
Ravens receiver Torrey Smith can't make the catch on a pass as he is wrapped up Denver's Champ Bailey.
Eric Decker of the Broncos is tackled after making a reception in the second quarter against Ed Reed and Corey Graham of the Ravens.
Denver's Eric Decker runs for yardage after the catch against Baltimore's Chykie Brown.
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis congratulates Torrey Smith after his 32-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
Torrey Smith celebrates after a touchdown.
Knowshon Moreno of the Broncos makes catch for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Ravens' Dannell Ellerbe.
Denver's Trindon Holliday runs past Baltimore punter Sam Koch on a 90-yard touchdown return in the first quarter.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco throws a pass in the first quarter.
Denver's Steven Johnson gestures to the sky after a play.
Baltimore cornerback Corey Graham intercepts a pass on his way to a 39-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Denver quarterback Peyton Manning takes the field during player introductions on Saturday.
Torrey Smith of the Ravens catches a pass for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter against Champ Bailey of the Broncos on Saturday.
Brandon Stokley of the Broncos hauls in a pass for a first-quarter touchdown on Saturday.
- Falcons and 49ers square off in first championship game matchup
- Second game pits Tom Brady's Patriots vs. Ray Lewis' Ravens
- Super Bowl will be held February 3
(CNN) -- The parking lots around the Georgia Dome are usually pretty empty on Sunday mornings in mid-January, but this is a different day.
The Atlanta Falcons have never hosted an NFC Championship game, and you can't blame their fans for beginning to arrive more than six hours before game time.
Atlantans were still buzzing from the excitement of the Falcons' first playoff win in eight years and the team's first title game appearance since 2005.
Wanna get a hug on Peachtree Street? Yell "Rise Up!" to someone wearing a Matt Ryan or Roddy White jersey.
Local media reported that stores were running out of Falcons merchandise. One woman told CNN affiliate WSB that she had been to five stores looking for gear.
Atlanta is host to the San Francisco 49ers at 3 p.m. ET, with the winner booking tickets to the Super Bowl in New Orleans on February 3.
The Falcons, who went 13-3 during the regular season and defeated the Seattle Seahawks on a last-minute field goal a week ago, might be the favorites in their home town -- but the experts are, for the most part, predicting a 49ers win. On ESPN's and CBS Sports' websites, 18 of 22 prognosticators are going with the Niners.
But the Falcons have a home-field advantage, said tight end Tony Gonzalez.
"It's huge. The Dome was rocking last week," he said this week. "It was the loudest I had ever heard it, and we're going to need it even louder this week. It helps; it's a huge advantage for us. Especially on defense because it just confuses (our opponents)."
If the 49ers win, it'll be their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1995, when they won their fifth NFL championship.
And if the predictions are correct, San Francisco will face the New England Patriots and the league's marquee quarterback, Tom Brady.
The Patriots are host to the Baltimore Ravens at 6:30 p.m ET. It's a matchup between Brady -- the only quarterback remaining in the playoffs who has played in (and won) a Super Bowl -- and the Ravens' Ray Lewis, one of the greatest linebackers to play pro football.
Lewis, 37, has announced he will retire after this season. During his career, the brash star, known for his crushing tackles and demonstrative pregame dance, was selected as an All-Pro 10 times and twice was the league's defensive player of the year.
He said this week he has enjoyed the final days of his career.
"One day, my career is definitely going to end, and for the ride to keep going the way it's going, it's just awesome," he told reporters. "I just never slowed down to really think about, 'Will you come back?' No, I can't come back."
Though one of his teammates has proclaimed the underdog Ravens are destined to win, Lewis said it's not destiny -- it's determination.
"You know what? At the end of the day, like I always tell them, there will be one team that holds the Lombardi Trophy, and that will be the ultimate team of destiny for this year," he said. "I think the thing that (Ray Rice) is speaking about ... is how we kept fighting, how we kept keeping each other up and no matter who got hurt, next man up, next man up."
If Lewis and the Ravens win, and the 49ers win, then one thing is a certainty about the Super Bowl: The winning head coach will be named Harbaugh. As will the losing coach.
John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens and Jim Harbaugh leads the 49ers.
It would be the first matchup in a major U.S. professional sports championship where the opposing coaches were brothers.
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