January 2nd, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in After the San Francisco 49ers had to make stops late to hold off the suddenly spunky St. Louis Rams in their regular-season finale, their first-year coach was clear he definitely did not have mixed emotions. “I feel great,” Jim Harbaugh said after the 34-27 victory over a two-win team Sunday that turned out to be [...]
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49ers Edge St. Louis; Grab No. 2 Seed With 34-27 Victory
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49ers Notch 12th Victory Of The Season; Comeback To Clip Seahawks 19-17
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49ers surrender lead late in loss to Arizona; 21-19
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49ers, shaky offense fail to grind out win in Baltimore; fall to 9-2
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49ers land knockout on Arizona; earn eighth straight win 23-7
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49ers Win Slugfest with Giants 27-20; Improve to 8-1
Bend but don’t break, that’s what the San Francisco defense did today against the New York Giants. While the defense did give up 20 points and 395 yards of total offense, when push came to shove, the defense dug in and stopped the Giants inside the red zone to end the game and send the [...]
49ers vs. Giants Preview
Coming off a 19-11 win in the Nation’s Capital, the 49ers return home to take on NFC East leaders, the New York Giants. The 49ers now sit at 7-1 on the season, 2-1 against the NFC East, the only loss coming at Candlestick to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. San Fran is leading the NFC [...]
