What do the 49ers and Minnesota Vikings have in common? For one, they’ve both upset the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome to key their playoff paths.
By stunning the Saints 26-20 in overtime Sunday, the sixth-seeded Vikings advanced to the divisional-round game against the No. 1-seed 49ers on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium.
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The 49ers (13-3) have never hosted a playoff game in their six-year-old home, and they earned home-field advantage this year by virtue of clutch wins, including a Dec. 8 victory at New Orleans.
While the 49ers enjoyed a wild-card bye, the Vikings pulled off their upset, in hopes of joining the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers and 2010 Green Bay Packers as the only No.