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The San Francisco 49ers’ dramatic win on Saturday, paired with an upset win by the New York Giants on Sunday, means there will be another playoff game at Candlestick Park this weekend, and tickets go on sale today.
The 49ers, who are one win away from their sixth Super Bowl appearance, will play in the team’s first NFC Championship game since 1998 at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets go on sale to season ticket holders at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and to the general public at 1 p.m. Purchasers will be limited to four tickets per order.
All tickets are sold through Ticketmaster and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.
The 49ers returned to their practice facility in Santa Clara Monday and began their preparation for the Giants.
“We have more than enough time to get ready for this team. There’s going to be a need for a laser-like focus here. We really need to focus on
our task here,” 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh said.
Harbaugh’s team has to defend its home field one more time and said the capacity crowd at Candlestick made a difference.
“Our fans turned that stadium into a fortress. That’s as good as it’s going to get,” he said. “We got 70,000 in a city behind us. It felt good. It felt like an advantage.”
With the Super Bowl only one game away, Niners fever is going around, and it’s contagious.
Lefty O’Doul’s Restaurant and Lounge, which had run out of “booze” after Saturday’s game, had its supply replenished Monday in preparation for the Niners’ playoff game Sunday, a restaurant spokesman said.
Lefty O’Doul’s was the “World Series Headquarters” in the 2010 season when the San Francisco Giants made its run to its first championship since moving west and Houskeeper said, not believing in a jinx, that he and O’Doul’s are already making Super Bowl plans.
“We’re going all the way,” Houskeeper said. “We’re absolutely convinced we’re going to the Super Bowl.”
Houskeeper expects an “invasion of New Yorkers” and said many true Niners fans will walk around the corner to the Gold Dust Lounge for the game.
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There’s a cure for 49er fever, and it’s called Big Blue!
Big blew, indeed. If this is the best that the (l)east coast can offer, we’ll be packing our bags for Indianapolis. Have a nice trip back to the frozen wasteland.
49’s!!!!!
What extra tickets? 10 or 20? I got online *exactly* at 10:00:00 and it was already sold out.
That’s ok, you’re better to save your money.
Don’t be so cranky Steve, it’s just a game.
Uh, Steve….think I’ll stop by Indianapolis on my way back to the frozen wasteland.