January 25th, 2012 
Steve Spooner 
Posted in Even though the 49ers season is over, let us take a look back at some of the bright spots of the season that was. Alex Smith finally found a system in which to be successful with in the NFL, Vernon Davis became Smith’s safety net, and the defense became one of the best in the [...]
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A Look Back at 2011, Three Bright Spots of The Season
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NFC Championship Preview: Giants @ 49ers
One day, one team, one game. That is all that stands between the San Francisco 49ers and a trip to Indianapolis and Super Bowl 46. That team as you well know is the New York Giants, and they are very well determined to make sure that they are the ones that head to Super Bowl [...]
Top 10 Greatest Playoff Moments in 49ers Playoff History
Saturday the Niners added another play and game to their all-time legacy, a 36-32 win over the Saints to move onto the NFC Title game. Today we have a little fun, as we go back in time to throw out the “Top 10 Greatest Playoff Moments in 49ers Playoff History.” Be sure to leave a [...]
49ers Edge St. Louis; Grab No. 2 Seed With 34-27 Victory
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 [...]
Niners Play Lights Out in 20-3 Win Over Pittsburgh
After losing two of their last three, the 49ers Monday night got back to doing what they do best – play takeaway and go lights out on defense. Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Candlestick Park, the Niners defense laid a whipping on the Steelers offense, holding them to three points in a 20-3 [...]
49ers clinch NFC West; shutout St. Louis 26-0
The 49ers trounced the beat-up St. Louis Rams 26-0 on Sunday to become the NFL’s second team to secure a playoff berth behind unbeaten defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay. The 49ers are NFC West champs and back in the playoffs for the first time since 2002. “We want to make it to the championship. It’s something [...]
Resilient 49ers Rally To Beat Bengals; 13-8
Good: Go-ahead touchdown drive consisting of ten plays (starting at their own 28) for 72 yards, culminated by a seven-yard score from rookie running back Kendall Hunter to put the 49ers ahead for good, 10-6. Hunter had three carries for 20 yards and the contest-clinching trip to pay dirt. On the Bengals first play following [...]
49ers TE Davis upset with team’s offensive gameplan
49ers tight end Vernon Davis admitted to being taken aback by his team’s conservative offensive philosophy and by being thrown into pass protection against Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware according to Kevin Lynch and Gwen Knapp of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I didn’t think I would be up against Ware like that,” Davis said. The problem [...]
