SANTA CLARA, Calif. _ The opponent in the NFL Playoffs' Divisional Round is set and the 49ers' path to a sixth championship is mapped out.
Win two home games _ first against the Minnesota Vikings, then either the Green Bay Packers or Seattle Seahawks _ and advance to Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
The 49ers would likely be favored in their next two games as the No. 1 seed in the NFC, which means getting to play at Levi's Stadium. But as the New Orleans Saints learned Sunday, beating the Vikings won't be easy _ and the following game will likely be even more difficult for coach Kyle Shanahan's team that's making its first postseason journey together.
Let's look at five things San Francisco must do to eventually hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
