SANTA CLARA — Here is how the No. 1-seed 49ers (14-3) graded in Saturday night’s 27-10 divisional-playoff win over the No. 6-seed Minnesota Vikings at Levi’s Stadium:
PASS OFFENSE: B
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Jim Garoppolo (playoffs call for grown-up name) only threw six passes after his second-quarter interception because, well, the 49ers did not need him to pass this game. Sadly, the national media will fake debate the next week if he’s capable of passing the 49ers to victory (see: way too much regular-season evidence that he can). Why tempt fate and pass more when the Vikings’ best threat is their edge rushers?