Neighbors poured into John Simpson’s yard Sunday afternoon with dishes of food and high hopes the Atlanta Falcons could push on to the Super Bowl. But first, they had to vanquish the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, which they failed to do, losing by a score of 28-24. Early on, the group at Simpson’s house off Cumberland Drive in Gainesville had much to cheer about, as the Falcons scored the first 17 points in the game.