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49ers playoff primer: Top 10 things to know

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.