Welcome to the annual 49ers playoff guide. Oh, sure, it’s been missing the past five years, so we’ll make up for it with all you need to know:
1. THE SCHEDULE: As the NFC playoffs’ No. 1 seed, the 49ers (13-3) don’t play in this weekend’s wild-card round and have home-field advantage for the ensuing two rounds.
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They’ll open Saturday, Jan. 11 (1:35 p.m.) at Levi’s Stadium against the winner of Sunday’s wild-card game between the No. 5 Seattle Seahawks and host No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles, unless the No. 6 Minnesota Vikings upset the No.