Eight passes, 0 TDs. Could Jimmy Garoppolo`s Super Bowl path have been any easier?
(The Guardian Sports News)

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback wasn´t terrible in the NFC championship game. But the strength of his supporting cast meant he had very little to doWhen the 49ers kneeled for the final time on Sunday, officially launching themselves to a Super Bowl berth after a 37-20 annihilation of Green Bay, Levi´s Stadium shook with joy. Kyle Shanahan threw down his headset and hugged every warm body in sight, the players´ families swarmed the field, and red and gold confetti rained down until there was barely a blade of visible grass left on the field. Running back Raheem Mostert celebrated his 220 yards and four touchdowns, and also the fact that he has found such an idyllic home after being cut by six other teams. The defensive backs pranced knowing they had mostly neutralized Aaron Rodgers. Then there was Jimmy Garoppolo, whose smile was as big as anyone´s despite the fact that he could have read a Dostoevsky novel for much of this game and the result would have been unchanged. Garoppolo produced virtually nothing in the NFC Championship because he didn´t have to.`We were running the hell out of the ball tonight. It made my life very easy. It was a fun night,` said Garoppolo with his signature grin. Continue reading...