49ers, Seahawks set for NFC title game showdown (The Associated Press)

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The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks are all set for an NFC championship showdown in the latest chapter in one of the NFL's budding - and bitter - rivalries. Colin Kaepernick threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score and the 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers 23-10 on Sunday to advance to the NFC championship game for the third straight season. They'll travel to Seattle next Sunday looking for a return trip to the Super Bowl. ''I think we're the two teams everyone was looking at from the beginning,'' Kaepernick said.

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