The Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers clashed on Sunday Night Football in a big NFC showdown. The Falcons are coming off a massive Monday night win over the Buffalo Bills , while the 49ers just lost their second game of the year to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both teams are in the thick of the NFC playoff picture, and a win tonight would go a long way towards helping them make the postseason.

The first half was a bit of a snoozer. Neither offense could get much going, but the 49ers broke into the end zone late and took a 10-3 lead into the half. The second half wasn’t all that much more entertaining. We saw just 17 more points between the two, and it was the 49ers who pulled away thanks to some heroics from Christian McCaffrey .

Here were my takeaways from tonight’s game.

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