SAN FRANCISCO — This is the live blog for the Niners divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. I will update this frequently from the Candlestick Park press box.
12:01 Here are the Niners inactive players: Scott Tolzien, Joe Hastings, Shawntae Spencer, Delanie Walker, Daniel Kilgore, Mike Person and Ian Williams.
The Saints inactive players are Lance Moore, Leigh Torrence, Nate Bussey, Tory Humphrey, John Gilmore and Turk McBride.
1:32 With George Seifert as the Niners honorary captain, San Francisco wins the toss and defers. The Saints will start the game with the ball.
First Quarter
1:34 Touchback Akers. Saints to start at their 20 yard line.
1:35 On first down Drew Brees completes a swing pass to Darren Sproles, who gains five after the catch.
1:35 Brees completes a first down pass to a wide open Higgins. Gain of ten.
1:36 Chris Ivory up the middle for three.
1:37 Brees completes a short pass to Sproles over the middle for 12 yards and another first down.
1:37 Brees completes a quick screen to Robert Meachem on the right sideline. Gain of five.
1:38 Patrick Willis tackles Ivory for no gain. Third and five.
1:38 Brees throws down the right sideline to Jimmy Graham and the sideline judge calls pass interference. Whitner never turned his head to locate the ball. 23 yard penalty. First down Saints at the SF 21.
1:40 Pierre Thomas runs up the middle for six.
1:41 Carlos Rogers nearly intercepts Brees pass to Devery Henderson over the middle. Third and four.
1:41 Brees completes a short pass to Colston and Goldson tackles him immediately, but Coloston got just enough for the first down.
1:42 Goldson blitzes and tackles Sproles on a draw run for no gain.
1:43 Brees completes a screen to Sproles, and Whitner tackles him after a gain of three. Third and seven.
1:44 Brees rolls out and completes a short pass to Thomas. Whitner clobbers him helmet-to-helmet and the ball comes out, and Willis recovers for the Niners at their 2 yard line.
1:46 On that drive the Niners knocked out Jimmy Graham and Pierre Thomas. Talk about a hard-hitting defense.
1:46 On first down Smith hits Crabtree on a quick slant. Gain of nine. Great play call and execution.
1:47 Gore up the middle for five and a first down.
1:48 Gore takes a pitch sweep to the left and gains 15 and another first down.
1:49 Smith throws a slant at Kyle Williams feet. Incomplete.
1:49 Saints blitz and Smith completes a pass to a wide open Ted Ginn Jr. for 11 yards and a first down.
1:50 Smith throws a backshoulder pass to Ginn but he just runs straight up the field. Incomplete.
1:51 The Saints blitz again and Smith throws hot Vernon Davis on a crossing route. He’s hit immediately. Gain of five. Third and five.
1:52 Surprise – the Saints bring a overload blitz from the right side of the Niners O-line. Davis and Snyder can’t pick it up, and Harper crushes Smith, forcing a fumble. Gore recovers. Loss of 15. Punting time.
1:53 Lee’s punt is tipped by a Saint but it still rolls 47 yards. Saints ball at their 19.
1:55 On first down Brees has all day to pass but he throws high to Sproles in the flat. Incomplete.
1:56 Ivory off left tackle for two. Terrible play call by Sean Payton and the Saints.
1:56 Aldon Smith tosses Saints left tackle Jermon Bushrod aside and sacks Brees by the ankles. Loss of 11.
1:57 Morstead punts 60 yards to Ginn Jr, who returns it 16 yards to the SF 46.
2:00 Hunter runs off left tackle and cuts back for a gain of five.
2:00 The Saints put nine in the box, Smith takes a straight five-step drop and hits Vernon Davis perfectly in stride. Davis breaks one tackle and scores. 49-yard score. 7-0 Niners. The Saints don’t respect the Niners pass game at all, and they paid for it on that play.
2:03 C.J. Spillman tackles Courtney Roby on the kickoff at the NO 14.
2:06 Carlos Rogers blitzes, gets a clear lane at Brees but misses. Brees steps up and hits Graham for a gain of four.
2:07 Brees hits Sproles on a quick pass to the left for seven and a first down.
2:08 Rogers blitzes again. Brees throws downfield to nobody, or perhaps to Dashon Goldson – the pass was right to the Niners FS. Goldson picks it off and returns it 41 yards to the NO 4.
2:09 Smith play fakes and throws the ball out of bounds. Second and goal.
2:09 Smith throws the ball out of the back of the end zone this time. I would have called run plays if I were Greg Roman.
2:10 Smith hits Crabtree perfectly on a slant for a touchdown. Crabtree was wide open. 14-0 Niners. That was a great play design and call. Similar to the game-winning pass to Delanie Walker in Detroit. 41 seconds left in the first quarter.
2:12 Roby fumbles the kickoff and Blake Costanzo recovers at the NO 13. The Saints look like the nervous team with no playoff experience. The Niners look calm and confident as can be.
2:14 Gore runs a sweep to the left for two yards.
Second Quarter
2:17 Smith completes a pass to Justin Peelle for a gain of four. Third and four at the NO seven.
2:18 Harbaugh tries to call timeout but Smith calls hike, scrambles left and throws the ball out of bounds. The timeout would have been the better play.
2:19 David Akers hits the 25-yard field goal attempt. 17-0 Niners.
2:20 Pierre Thomas is still hurt, and the Saints are going to have to pass anyway. So, the Niners have already accomplished a primary objective – make the Saints offense one-dimensional.
2:21 Touchback Akers. Sproles takes a knee in the back of the end zone. No more Roby.
2:22 Brees throws a quick screen to Meachem, gain of eight. Culliver gave too big of a cushion before the snap.
2:23 Brees completes a pass to Collins for eight and a first down.
2:24 Brees completes a long pass to Colston down the middle of the field for 20. The Niners were playing zone and Colston found the hole.
2:24 Brees completes a short pass to Sproles and Whitner rips the ball away from him as he tackles him. The Saints are challenging, saying Sproles knee was down.
2:29 The refs rule that Sproles knee was down. Gain of five. One more challenge left for the Saints. Second and five.
2:30 Brees completes a short pass over the middle to Colston. Gain of 11. First down.
2:38 Pardon my absence, the press box internet went down temporarily. Brees threw a touchdown pass high to Graham that no Niner could get close to. 17-7 Niners.
2:29 On third and 11 Smith completes a swing pass to Gore, who picks up nine. Fourth and two. Jonathan Goodwin is shaken up and he walks off the field gingerly. He appears to have some sort of left leg injury.
2:40 Lee punts it 49 yards and Sproles returns it 11 yards to the NO 34.
2:43 Snyder is working on snapping the ball. He’ll replace Goodwin at center, presumably, and Chilo Rachal will play right guard.
2:43 Justin Smith gets flagged for encroachment on first down. First and five.
2:44 Brees play actions and completes a 13 yard pass to Colston for a first down.
2:44 Brees finds no where to pass so he throws it away before Haralson can sack him.
2:45 Sproles up the middle for two. Third and eight.
2:46 Brees completes a first down pass to a wide open Arrington. Tarell Brown was the closest Niner. Gain of 14.
2:46 Brees completes a pass to Henderson in front of Rogers. Gain of seven. Second and three.
2:47 Sproles drops Brees’ pass. Third and three at the SF 25.
2:47 Brees throws a perfect pass over Chris Culliver’s head to Colston for a 25-yard touchdown. 17-14 Saints.
2:51 Touchback Morstead.
2:51 Kendall Hunter takes a pitch sweep left for ten yards and a first down.
2:52 From the shotgun, Gore runs up the middle for nine. Two good play call by Roman to start the drive.
2:53 The Saints blitz and Smith throws a perfect pass over Vernon Davis’ shoulder for a gain of 20. First and ten at the NO 40.
2:54 Smith throws at Crabtree’s ankles and No. 15 can’t snag the pass. Second and ten.
2:54 Smith throws a perfect pass to Crabtree this time on a slant, but No. 15 drops it. Third and ten.
2:55 The Saints blitz six and crunch Smith immediately. The Niners O-line really can’t stop a blitz on third and long. The Saints overloaded the left side of the Niners line and Gore couldn’t figure who to block, so he blocked no one.
2:56 Touchback Lee.
2:57 Brees throws a pass to his own feet. I’m not sure how. Second and ten.
2:58 Brees completes a short pass to Sproles in the flat and Goldson tackles him immediately. Gain of two. Third and eight.
3:01 Brees throws deep for Henderson but Tarell Brown makes an amazing interception – jumping over the receiver the snag the ball high in the air. That’s four turnovers so far for the Niners, who have the ball at their 29 yard line with 1:49 left in the first half. Niners have all three timeouts left.
3:04 Smith completes a short pass to Vernon Davis for a gain of eight. Second and two.
3:04 Smith completes an out to Kyle Williams for a gain of six and a first down. Jonathan Goodwin is back in the game at center.
3:05 Smith gets his pass batted at the line of scrimmage.
3:06 The Saints put nine in the box and Alex Smith does not check out of the run play for some reason. He hands the ball off to Gore who runs up the middle for one. Saints call their second time out.
3:07 Smith completes a six yard pass to Kyle Williams. Fourth and three at midfield. The Saints take their last timeout with 1:06 left in the half.
3:08 Lee punts and Sproles makes the fair catch at the NO 14 wih 59 seconds left. Remember, the Saints have no more timeouts in this half.
3:09 Colston catches Brees pass at the sideline but can’t keep both feet in bounds. Second and ten.
3:09 Brees completes a screen to Sproles and Aldon Smith tackles him immediately for a loss of four. Third and 14, and the Niners call their first timeout. They want the ball back.
3:10 Brees completes another screen to Sproles who gains seven before Willis tackles him. The Niners take their second timeout with 40 seconds left. Fourth and seven and Morstead is in to punt.
3:12 Ginn Jr.’s ankle flared up, so Kyle Williams is in the game at punt returner. He returns the punt five yards to the SF 45.
3:13 The Saints rush three, Smith has all time to throw but he throws it way over Kyle Williams head and out of bounds.
3:13 Smith fumbles again, and this time the Saints recover. New Orleans ball at the SF 44 with 17 seconds left.
3:14 Brees throws deep for Henderson but Henderson tripped. Second and 10 with 12 seconds left.
3:15 The Niners cover the sidelines, giving up the middle of the field. Brees tries to run for it but gets caught from behind and flicks the ball away incomplete. Four seconds left – Hail Mary time.
3:17 Brees throws the ball away before Patrick Willis can sack him.
Halftime
3:31 Kyle Williams takes a knee in the end zone.
3:32 Smith completes an out to Crabtree on first down for seven yards.
3:32 Justin Smith and Isaac Sopoaga are in the formation. Gore runs off right tackle for two. Third and one.
3:33 Gore powers up the middle for four yards and a first down.
3:34 Smith throws a pass at Vernon Davis’ feet. Incomplete.
3:34 Hunter runs off right tackle for one yard. Bad play call. Third and nine.
3:35 On third and long the Saints blitz – no surprise – and they sack Smith – no surprise. Adam Snyder let the blitzer through.
3:36 Lee punts 57 yards to Sproles who fumbles. Costanzo forced it. Colin Jones comes away from the pile with the ball. Niners ball at the NO 26. That’s the Saints fifth turnover.
3:38 Gore runs a counter to the right for three.
3:38 The Saints bring ten in the box and blitz. Smith drops back and throws the ball out of bounds. Third and seven.
3:39 The Saints blitz again and Crabtree drops a pass on a slant again – this one was right on his hands.
3:40 Akers makes the 41-yard field goal. 20-14 Niners.
3:42 Touchback Akers.
3:45 Brees checks down to Sproles. Whitner tackles him after a gain of six.
3:46 Brees play fakes, rolls right and completes a 31 yard pass to Colston.
3:46 Ivory up the middle for two. No idea why the Saints called that play.
3:47 Brees throws the ball away before Aldon Smith drags him to the ground. Third and eight. That run of first down is hurting the Saints now.
3:48 Brees tries to call timeout but the refs don’t give it to him, so he snaps the ball and throws it out of bounds. After the play the refs award the Saints the timeout. Still third and eight.
3:49 Justin Smith obliterates Drew Brees for the sack. Fourth and 17. He started on his feet, ran around the Evans the right guard, beat him and sacked Brees easily.
3:50 Ted Ginn Jr. returns Morstead’s punt to the SF 19.
3:52 Ginn Jr. takes a fly sweep to the right and gets planted on him back by Jonathan Vilma. Gain of three.
3:53 Smith hands off to Gore, he runs right and throws back to Smith low. Smith drops it and falls on it. Third and thirteen.
3:54 Smith slides left and completes a short pass to Gore over the middle for seven. Not nearly enough.
3:55 Lee punts a line drive on purpose which Sproles lets drops. The ball bounces to the NO 13. Mark that a 63 yard punt.
3:57 Brees has forever to pass, he throws it up and Goldson almost picks it off. Second and ten.
3:58 Brees completes a quick slant to Henderson for a gain of 19.
3:59 Ivory up the middle for seven. Second and three.
3:59 Brees completes a nice backshoulder pass to Graham over the middle for 12 yards and another first down.
4:00 Brees play fakes and throws deep to Arrington. Rogers was all alone in coverage, he caught up and batted the pass away. Great play. Second and ten.
4:01 Graham drops a pass in the flat. Third and ten.
4:01 Niners call their first timeout of the second half. I guess they felt the Saints had them beat before the play started.
4:03 Patrick Willis knocks the ball away from Arrington on the pass from Brees. Fourth and ten, and Morstead is in to punt.
4:04 Ginn Jr. makes the fair catch at the SF 15. 3:21 left in the third quarter.
4:05 The Saints put nine in the box, Smith play fakes and completes a short pass to Bruce Miller, who gains 16. Great play call by Greg Roman, finally.
4:06 Hunter off left tackle for no gain.
4:06 The Saints blitz, Smith throws deep and the refs call pass interference on Ted Ginn Jr. The Saints decline the penalty. Third and ten. Ginn is down on the grass.
4:09 The trainers are examining Ginn’s knee cap. It looks like he banged his knee on the defender the previous play.
4:10 Smith throws down the sideline for Crabtree but overthrows him by a mile and the pass sails out of bounds. Kyle Williams for a pass interference on the play, anyway.
4:11 Lee punts, it takes an NO bounce and Costanzo downs it at the Saints 34. Very un-lee-like – the 35 yard punt.
4:12 Brees checks down to Sproles who picks up 12 and a first down.
4:12 Ivory up the middle for five.
4:13 Brees completes a short pass to Henderson for ten yards and another first down. First and ten at the SF 39.
Fourth Quarter
4:16 Brees completes another one, this one to Colston for nine yards. Second and one.
4:16 Ivory up the middle for three. First and ten at the SF 27.
4:17 Brees throws to Graham’s feet before he gets sacked. Second and ten.
4:17 Ahmad Brooks plants Ivory for a loss of two. Third and 12.
4:18 Colston drops a touchdown pass. Brees put it on him at the goal line and he dropped it. Reggie Smith was right there.
4:19 John Kasay makes the 48 yard field goal. 20-17 Niners with 13:08 left in the fourth quarter.
4:25 The internet went out again, but it’s back. The Niners went three and out. On third and four Smith threw high over the middle to Kyle Williams, who got his hands on it and should have caught it but didn’t. Lee punts. Saints ball at their 18.
4:27 Brees flicks the ball away before Justin Smith drags him down. Second and ten.
4:27 Brooks sacks Brees. Loss of seven.
4:28 Justin Smith pushes Jermon Bushrod all the way back to Brees and then sacks him. Morstead punts. Niners to start this drive at their 36.
4:31 The Saints put their whole team in the box, still the Niners run. Smith hands off to Gore who breaks through the line and gets caught from behind after picking up 42 yards.
4:32 Hunter takes a pitch sweep to the right and gains four. Second and six at the NO 18.
4:32 Dixon up the middle for no gain. J. Smith, Sopoaga and Boone were in on that one. Didn’t help.
4:33 Smith gets his pass batted down at the line of scrimmage again, but Gore happens to catch it. He runs for a loss of one.
4:34 Akers makes a 37 yard field goal. 23-17 Niners.
4:37 Sproles returns Akers kickoff to the NO 21.
4:37 Brees checks down to Sproles who gets clobbered right away by Bowman. Gain of one. Second and nine.
4:38 Aldon and Justin Smith run the stunt. Aldon beats the center easily Brees throws the ball away before he’s sacked. Third and nine.
4:39 Brees rolls right and hits Henderson for 13 yards and a first down.
4:39 Brees completes a pass to Colston between three Niners defenders. Gain of 11 and another first down.
4:40 Brees completes a quick pass to Meachem. Brown tackles him immediately after a gain of four.
4:41 Brees completes a quick pass to a wide open Sproles. Goldson tackles him nicely after a gain of five. Third and one.
4:41 Sproles up the middle for one. First down at the SF 44.
4:42 Brees play fakes and looks long but no one’s open, so he throws it out of bounds. Second and ten.
4:42 Brees completes a short pass to Sproles and he breaks away from everyone for a 44 yard touchdown. 24-23 Saints with 4:02 left in the game.
4:45 Morstead kicks it out of the back of the end zone.
4:46 Smith play fakes and completes a short pass to Hunter, who picks up 13 yards and a first down.
4:46 Smith gets his third pass of the game batted down at the line of scrimmage. Second and ten.
4:47 The Saints blitz and Smith throws it as far as he can off his back foot. It happens to be the perfect pass – right over Vernon Davis’ shoulder for 37 yards. First and ten at the NO 30.
4:48 Gore runs a pitch sweep right for five yards.
4:49 Hunter up the middle for two. Third and three. The Saints use their second timeout of the second half. 2:18 left in the fourth quarter.
4:50 The Niners get flagged for 12 men in the huddle. How atrocious. Niners have to call their second timeout. Third and three becomes third and eight.
4:51 The best play of the season: Smith takes a designed run around the left end all the way for a touchdown. Greg Roman completely redeems himself. 28 yard touchdown run by Smith. Joe Staley made the key block downfield. The refs are reviewing the play to see if Smith stepped out of bounds. He certainly did not. Touchdown confirmed. 29-24 Niners and they’re going for two.
4:55 Gore takes an inside handoff up the middle and doesn’t score. 29-24 it remains. 2:11 left in the fourth quarter and the Saints have one timeout left.
4:57 Colin Jones plants Sproles at the NO 12.
4:57 Brees completes a WR screen to a split-out Sproles who picks up 10 and a first down at the 22.
Two Minute Warning
5:00 Justin Smith hits Brees as he throws high and incomplete. Second and ten.
5:01 Brees completes a 12 yard pass to a wide open Colston, who gets out of bounds with 1:48 left. First and ten.
5:02 Brees throws deep and hits Graham, who breaks away from the secondary and scores. 66-yard touchdown. The Saints must go for two here.
5:03 Brees hits a wide open Sproles in the end zone to convert the two-pointer. 32-29 Saints with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter.
5:04 Williams returns the kickoff from halfway in the end zone to the SF 15.
5:05 From the shotgun Smith checks down to Gore for a seven yard gain.
5:06 Smith checks down to Gore again for 11.
5:06 Smith throws deep for Swain who lets the ball bounce off his right hand. Not a great effort by Swain there. Second and ten with 40 seconds left.
5:07 Smith hits Davis on a post over the middle for a gain of 47. Whoa. First and ten at the NO 20.
5:08 Smith checks down to Gore for seven yards, then Smith spikes the ball with 14 seconds left. Ball at the NO 13. Third and four.
5:08 Smith throws the best pass of his career by far – a 14-yard rope to Vernon Davis at the goal line. Davis catches it and scores. It’s The Catch III. 36-32 Niners.
5:11 Colin Jones tackles Roby at the NO 14. Three seconds left.
5:13 The Niners call timeout.
5:14 Game over. The Niners win 36-32. Harbaugh sprints off the field. I’m sprinting down to the locker room. Back at you soon.
Go niners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been waiting for this one for two long weeks!!!
Been a 9er fan since 1981. Sure glad to see them back in the playoffs. Go 9ers!!!
I remember John Brodie-before then too young to notice the 49ers…who was the QB pre Brodie?
YA Tittle, right? that was a bit before my time as well
Steve Spurrier – yes the old ball coach – was the Niners QB prior to Brodie.
sue – Good to have you here in this man-cave :-)
Go Niners!!
Welcome, Sue!!
We are gonna have some fun today!!!!
Anyone else surprised by Spencer being inactive, we might need all our CB for this one. This should be fun.
Wish the 9ers had DW and JMorg – need all the weapons the 9ers can get.
Hofe – Stay positive bro.
All good as more is better. MC needs a BIG game today!
Got my reddish tshirt on,my reddish polo shirt over that..humming Fooortyyyy Niiiiiinerss,and thinking baked chicken with roasted garlic and mushrooms.
Good News..I forgot to post that G.Radnich picks the Saints…he also picked Atlanta and Phillie over the Giants…!
Man- I LOVE A BANDWAGON!…hee.
I am out patience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Need Oxygen!!!
Let’s do this!!!!
I’m already sweating, heartbeat is faster, the grill is at 250 degrees, family and friends starting to arrive, catching a little pre-game on FOX, looking at Harbaugh checking the field, the field and weather is perfect. VD catching passes in warm ups.
It’s 49er PLAYOFF FOOTBALL!!!
ENJOY THE RIDE!!!
Fox pregame for the Niners-Saints game has a feature on….. Tebow!!!! WTF!
No love and respect for the red and gold, Walsh liked that and so does Harbaugh, got em where we want them, Let’s grab this opportunity!!
I know. But could Fox have some features on the teams that are PLAYING THE GAME THEY ARE BROADCASTING????
I want to say east coast biasism at work , but Denver:?:? Must be all those out of control Flordia people deciding what we have to watch before The Ninners Play!!! Do we get the Patrick Willis show before Denver and NewEnglang kick off:?? we know the answert to that!!
Great feature on the NFL Network coming up on Aldon Smith!!! What a great pick!!!
@ribico
They don’t even know who is playing.
AFC all the time. FOX is supposed to be NFC
Beer in the fridge, pizza on the way, and my 1995 Steve Young jersey on my back. LETS GO
Wearing Bryan Young!! Another quiet but deadly assassian, Oh well need to shut up now!!! Just jacked up!!! No drugs no alchol and no caffeeine and the family is still ready to 5150 me!
GO NINERS! From Italy!
Let’s go 9ers let’s get to the bowl!!!!!!
We got a 9er party down here in the tropics in Lake Arenal, Costa Rica. Just hoping the Ticos running the broadcast don’t decide at the last minute to switch it to cartoons in Spanish at the last minute or sometime during the game. Go 9ers!
This has been the longest morning of my life. If 1:30 doesn’t get here soon I may collapse.
You can do it, 23 minutes left, grab the brown bag!! breath in, breath out, repeat, one million more times!
msclemons – I picked up a sixer of Lagunitas Sumpin’ Ale along with a keg for Niner party! Thought that might make you happy bro! It taste great!
oooh – watch out. That Sumpin’ has a kick. 8% alcohol if I remember correctly.
msclemons – 7.5% (close enough)
Lagunitas? Sounds yummy! You guys and your classy beers, lol. I’ll be drinking some Coors Light and Natty Ice. Yeah, I like my cheap redneck beers!
Classic LSX!!
Yeah!!!!!
Andrew, how you feelin?
Let’s go niners! We can do this!
Let the Saints GO MARCHING HOME
Hi Hofer, doing fine. My best to you and all the 49er faithful.
11 Minutes!!!! Made it home in time for kick off!!!
GOooooooo Niners!!!!
Got my whole family in a jersey,94,85,15,52, and throwback 8 just fot good luck.GO 9ers.
Drty – Awesome man!!
9erGirl/Rockstar – Now it’s coming to fast, I need another hour.
Another hour would be great…Ha!
Bite your tongues!!!
damn its good to be a Niner fan.
Need some *9er magic* today.
a few sacks, a couple of turnovers, and we’ll be (touch wood) talking about the league championship Hof :-).
Let’s do this Hooooooooooooooofffffffffffffeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m safe on the couch, so how come I’ve got ‘Butterflies’ ?
Let’s roll!
1st few series are important. Set the tone, don’t let the Saints score, put 7 on the board.
Let’s win this!
Will the 9er royalty (JM) be there today?
49EEEEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE
ARE
DYNAMITE!!!!!!!!!!
Come on DDDDDDDDDDDDD!!! No big plays!!
Let’s Go Niner!!!!
ok lets go niners
Make noise guys!
Come on turnover!
that hit on Brees was good. he’s tough, but you cant let him play unscathed
Let’s go D, settle down and make some plays.
Hit then WRAP UP!!
Love our front seven.
Yeaaahhhhhh! Nice breakup!
BS CALL.
WTF
crap call
My god…WEAK call
hate to see someone hurt, but that might be a concussion for Graham
those eyes were definitely unfocused.
Refs already helping the Saints…ridiculous!
Very frustrating.
PI? They will do that all day if they are getting those calls. Jimmy Graham hurt?
Facking Refs.
Peace of ship call by the ref.
BS pass interference call!
Haha Rogers brought his A-game today. Stay aggressive!
It looks like the refs are biased to the Saints.
there’s that Stick turf!
Welcome to real grass, Sproules.
Damn, that was a cold blooded, vicious hit.
looks like he knocked him out
yes
Whitner is playing like a BEAST!
FUMBBBBBBLLLLLE-keith jackson…
wow, two knockouts on one drive. our boys are some tough dudes
Wow our hitting reminds me of some of those old Bears teams. Hard core.
YESSS!
Nice hit to cause the fumble. My head now hurts.
Wow!
Turn over baby! Let’s get em’! That dude look like he ran into a brick wall!
as Ronnie Lott used to say, its often about who outhits who. our guys are not to be underestimated. holy cow
“Stretcher Game”
2 down, crabs!
Are you kidding me??!!!!!
Defense!! Awesome!!
Let’s establish field position now.
I’m loving this. Get Alex throwing right off the bat.
Guys named Pierre should stay in the locker room haha.
Frank: you are the Man
Gore looks fresh…rest was good
hanging all over him!
See that who dat.
D AND FG
No replay?
Fysical!
the much maligned Ginn :-)
Frank Gore is fired up! Offense lookin’ good!
AL Smith doing the Brees quick release..
tell me Harbaugh hidding Smith, yea right first playoff game first play in his own endzone and he threw. Thats confidence in your QB
Wow what was that? Complete miscommunication???
well, you dont see that in the playoffs very often…
VD break a damn tackle
Davis needs to break some of those tackles.
Staley? Mad?
Man, you could see that blitz coming from a mile away, get rid of the F’n ball!
So the Saints blitz and we lose composure. Feels like we haven’t studied anything from preseason.
It was just such an obvious blitz, I kept waiting for him to get rid of it and then he got leveled. Lucky we got the ball back.
dang we still can’t pick up the blitz
ok, its a football game. jitters are gone. everyone’s been hit. need to keep fighting hard
Push em back,get that field pos.
They need some help on the right side – they should know that by now!
You can’t just expect to always pickup the blitz, you have to counter it with quick passes. He held onto it too long.
99 has already personally greeted Brees.
hihihihiihihihihihi
hihihihihihihi…………9er’s 36…..Saints 32. Guess what?
YOU LOST…
Dang #80 is back.
Scare?
Us? No. Saints are hearing footsteps though.
9ers really hitting!
GR should have called a screen pass…hope he is up to the task – he makes me nervous
ALDON SMITH BABY!!!!!!!
All-done!
15
let’s go for 16
It has to be terrifying trying to run away from Aldon Smith.
Aldon!!!!!
Aldon Smith freakin rocks!
Here we go grabbing that great field position. Things are looking up!
booyah
Aldon Smith is a force of nature.
I’d like to see one deep threat here. Even if a throw away. K. Williams
I Love me some Aldon Smith!!!!!
Drew Brees must have been thinkin “who dat? Who dere??”
99 all day I am loosing my mind here.
Saints look weak.
1 bad play the rest look good.
Advantage niners
Need some 7′s
OH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!
VD deep is fine, holla
yessssssssssss
That’s what I’m talking about!!!!!!
Too easy!
YESSSSSSSSSSS!
hihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah baby!
Whoooooooo hoooooooo! TD for 49 yards!!!!!
TD!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA VD
a VD TD!
Yes!!!!
AS yes!
AS threw it on a line!!!!!! Nice.
We’re they blitzing on that play?
They were expecting run, lined up 9 in the box.
Alex I’m loving you right now. You don’t look scared at all.
there’s his beastliness. you go, VD!
OH WHAT A BONANZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE THAT LINE! brings back memories!
Harbaugh is God.
VD = STD…Super Touch Down!
Beauiful.
heck yeah
Was that a touchdown pass by Alex? WOW!!!!!!
Win or lose we’re giving it our best so far
Anyone else experiencing heart pounding right about now??!!!!!!!!!
Alex Smith – awesome throw! Great slam dunk by Vernon too!!!
Might be a good time to try an on-side kick..
Who needs red zone
They always blitz the key was the safety was there to help and blew the tackle. 1 on 1 with our TE is dangerous too… beeeaaaaccchhheeezzzzz
cant ask for a better start. D has to be smelling blood. Saints will be tough, but who’s got it better than us? NOOOOO-BODY!
Need another 3 and out.
We’ll do it again.
Ooo-eee 2 play TD.
We’ll get another deep pass for TD, that is.
V.D. has hops!!! Take Dat!!! Who Dat???
9ers playing even better than I expected so far. Could this be real?
NOW if you can’t sack DB get your arms in his face DDDDDDDD!!
See who dat. take it out, start behind the 20.
Niners have come ready to play thats for sure.
#80 is a problem
Blew the sack..
YYYYYEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS AINT REAL!
yesssssssssssssssssssssssss
dang, he coulda made it in!
YESSSSS!!!
I’M EITHER DREAMING, OR IT MIGHT BE 1981 ALL OVER AGAIN
Hell Yeah! DG for the TO!!!
OHHHHH MYYYYY GOD. OH HELL YES!
OMG!!
Need a TD
Yes! Yes!
Another 7
Pick 7
c’mon Smith get those wheels goin!
Gotta punch this one in boys. We can’t settle here. No way, no how.
Red zone blues?
need 7 here
AS run the bAll
c’mon we need 7 not 3
Jesus c’mon nice throwaway but give it an extra microsecond. I think we’re going to run it on 3rd here.
Why did he throw it away so soon?
AWEEEEEESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!!!
oh beauty
GAME MGR??? Not Much!!!!!!!
Crabs!!!!!!!!
There we go! Red Zone TD baby!
yesssssssssss
Primetime! Too many weapons!
OMG..Harbaugh calls it.
wow, that really was a great blitz pickup….Gore just picked him out and went after him
Oh man, this is incredible! I feel like I’m dreaming right now
AS to MC!
2TD’s
3 more qtrs to go. Brees will be bombing away.
Aldon is going to have a HUGE day
That plays into our hands perfectly!
yes. Saints are good. but nice to start 14-0
…i am in heaven…..
Was that ANOTHER touchdown by Alex? Holy $%^&!!!!
..and oh yea, ALEX!!!!!!!
No comment ;-)
unbelievable
Niners ball?
Oh, MAN! NO WAY
Holy Moley!
this is storybook
gotta maintain composure tho.
and cant underestimate the fight and the ability of the saints
Its a fantasy life!
we need this 7
More magic!!
i guess we arent having any first-time playoff jitters ;-)
man i’m loving this so much!
its better than i imagined!
Ok , who can make a play? Crabtree can!!
Alex too!!!
I see Alex eating a hot dog on the sideline!
seriously? man, we gotta get that boy some healthy food! still 3 quarters to go!
Do you believe in miracles !!!
No miracle needed
We need to play like a Hebrew National weinie, and report to a higher authority.
Long way to go come on offense….more points please!!!
Better team wins.
Bold on team
All i can say is wow
Let’s go up 21!!!
Who Dat?
Frazier is down Frazier is down
The thrilla in the sticka..
if we are up 3 scores = PASSRUSH on(FULL)
Bury em, here and now!
Keep the pedal to the metal here. The team is playing lights out.
Saints getting hit by a bus so far
Come on AS take off and SCORE!
Let’s get7.
No let up, no mercy.
Knock them out of the game by half.
Field goal? I’ll take it
Yeah, somehow I feel OK about that FG.
27 by halftime?
knock on wood! lets go for 31 tho!
Got to keep the pressure on Brees…he’s getting rattled!!
Kind of funny to see the guys in the kickoff huddle dancing around a little bit.
Sproles, 80, Sproles 80, Sproles, ?(deep?)
We actually score 14 before we kick a fg, couldn’t been any happier now, killer instinct now.
Don’t dance yet…puhlease….
Take a knee in the endzone. Good idea!
Come on DDDDDDDDDDDD!!!
i’m raising my net turnover requirement to +3 for the Niners. come on guys, 3 quarters to go
That was a total flop by the NO FB.
Come on need pressure
Jeez…get some Aldon in there you know they are passing. Jeez!!
can it get any better than this?
holy crap
DW with the strip? Holy crap!!!
Looks to be overturned…..damn.
Brees gonna tear a rotator cuff passing so much
its going to be overturned
ok cannot allow a momentum turn here.
Looked loose and coming out before he finally hit with the knee
He was down.
They need to get more hits on Brees, he is getting way too much time to throw.
100% agreed, BigP
AGREE
Honey Badger don’t give a shiiiiaaaat.
Man a bad call our way wouldn’t be bad
Raise your arms damn
i think Fangio is going to figure out who to put more pressure on Brees (touch wood)
Brees gettin his groove back
hihihihi JG ate PW alive ..hiihi
PW is overrated .
hey, they’re a legit team. we got ourselves a football game. cannot let up
Gee, #80, what a surprise
D-line needs to get their ARMs up!!!
The problem is they spread it out and and deepen the drops of Brees, it makes it difficult. The offense needs to keep scoring.
Well that was way too easy…not enough Aldon! I guess we knew they would score some today. :(
yup. we need to keep moving the ball
Colston and the Saints Receivers aren’t blowing by anybody right now. We just need to hit Graham at the line and push him around and we’re good. We’re already doing a great job on Sproles, Pierre and Ivory.
We need a better outside rush. NO inside linemen pretty good.
answering with a 5-7 min td drive is what we need now.
80 is not going to make it through this game.
That was too easy. BLITZ!
All world TE ate overrated LB alive …Hihihihihi
One more NO TD and we send crazy Larry out with a club.
need a long drive
No running game for N.O. yet.
Now time for AS to leave his teeth on the turf to ensure a score.
half time score : 28-17 Saints. Hiihihih
FG wrong guy for the screen…doesn’t have the quickness anymore
back to the old stuff
Settle down guys. We still have the edge. Let’s slow the game down a bit.
Real important that the defense gets off within 6 snaps now. They’ll start to tire as time goes on.
NO!..go full speed. Sing would sit on the ball..
The Rev would have the third string QB in by now.
Ahhh noooo-the prevent offense..I hate that.
Offense needs to convert this 3rd down…
FG doesn’t have the quickness…should have been a 1st down if KH
yeah he was in there to pick up the blitz, where he’s great, but they didnt blitz. interesting call by the Saints
Love you Alice …Hihihihihi
Grant can you blast this troll??!!
oh man, Frank hesistated and cut. should’ve run straight ahead.
I really hope these guys don’t get all conservative on offense. Ughh, Goodwin out.
Man Andy Lee isn’t having much of a game so far.
14-17
That punt sucked-39 yards. I can do that..well,not.
And no hang time.
Don’t get me wrong FG a beast between the tackles with holes but KH is the outside and screen guy. come on GR!
I think Frank stays on 3rd downs sometimes for protection. They’re both good blocking but on 3rd downs in the playoffs you go with the guy who’s been in this league for a while.
Keep in mind if we let the Saints go on a 7 minute drive here we’ll also be doubled up on the time of possession as well. Need to give their next drive short.
Desde España..
ANIMO NINERS…..
How is it that we’re playing at home and it’s the Saints who are not committing penalties?
We’re up 17-7 against a real good team. It is going well, but let’s keep the pressure on.
Damn do something different
Holding!!
Brees is getting timid a bit. He had a man open in the middle of the field but worried about the pick.
ok D is stiffening up
Brees needs his dome-cant handle the old Sol.
Sproles doesn’t look quite up to the challenge against our LBs.
crap.
need to get some more pressure on brees
Man no pressure
wow
offense has to move the ball and score…all…game…long
Damn!!
49ers dont put their hands up!..what the hell??? just follows the reciever?
It was a perfect throw, you can’t really defend that.
Offense needs to score TD’s in the red zone, we need winners !!
NO-playing run and catch..cmon,49er D-push!
That looked like the Raiders back field defense.
Come on get FG some running up the gut then pick the spots for passes.
I am sick of the “Drew Brees closeup cam” right now. Fox needs to give it a rest.
Now we need a 3:30 drive for a TD.
Need more KH — SPEED
Absolutely.
nice throw Alex!!
Beauty – to VD!
Beatiful pass and catch.
Alex is on the money today
THROW THAT ROCK ALEX BABY!
Rachal just waved at the pass rusher that time. sure hope goodwin comes back
Saints D getting their hands up – tipped
c’mon Crabs, you’re making me look bad.
Come on Crabs
COME ON, CRABS!
MC come on!
Crabtree-two drops in a row..underrrrr pressuuure..?
make it 3
every play matters. those two drops by Crabs are making me somewhat sick right now
You can’t blame the first one on him, it was a tipped ball. Second one was just a flat out drop.
i know bigp, but he did get his hands on it…he’s all about the hands, or so i thot
WTF….
Thanks MC
Not looking so hot right now. Our offense at some point in this game needs to prove we can go on a length of the field drive. I’m not sure why we stop running the ball when we it’s been effective for us.
Wow, that third down play had NO chance.
Get it together, guys.
yeah…they’re still winning on the blitz…gotta be able to play against it
you are running 9 and 10 yards EVERYTIME- then you throw 3 times in a row????
This is just stupid….. just run the ball and bleed the clock. We should NOT be relying on alex smith’s arm.
We SHOULD be relying on our WR’s hands.
Drive killer
Kill Bill 1, You thought that this was going to be easy? Yeah for a minute I did.
Is Goodwin out still?
9ers need an elite receiver…a go to guy!
Your starters for next year will most likely be Crabs, Morgan and Williams. Vernon has looked go-to today. There is enough talent there.
Note to Michael Crabtree… It doesn’t get any better than 2 passes into your hands. Catch the ball!!!!
Thank God for Aldon Smith. He’s the only guy getting pressure on Brees
Need some Justin!
Those stunts with Justin Smith are working. J. Smith is effective, he takes two guys with him to free up Aldon.
True. Justin is doing his job, but Brees is still getting too much time. Either send extra guys, or get there quicker
wow…..that was a perfect pick….
Big stop here please!!!!
MC had to make those 2 catches.
He’ll get his chance to redeem himself sure enough
Yup!
to he’ll redeem himself.
TARELL!!!!!!!
huge. but gotta keep fighting
Nice interception, right in the nick of time!
Quit showboating…come on score!
…..its the emotion of the game……not showboating
Classless losers
Now there’s the pot calling the kettle black.
What’s the matter – Saints fans don’t like you either?
Whew!
YESSSS!!!!!!
9ers acting like we already won.
offense has to deliver TDs
Harbs looks stressed!
Goodwin back in!
Goodwin is back in, thankfully!
A FG on this drive would be huge.
Hurry up
challenge!!!!..why didnt they???
Can’t in the last two minutes
crappy PC- froze!
Line give AS some time
They’re a blitzing team. It’s 1 to 3 step drops and get the ball out.
Saints getting their arms up damn
bad call
gotta make the Saints pay for that timeout
Why do they always run routes short of the first down marker?
E.D.- says Smith threw too soon.
Easy to say from the radio booth. lol
5 yard hitch on 3rd and 9 is not throwing it to soon. Where are the slants?
4 turnovers…3 point lead…offense has to deliver in the 2nd half
Was just thinking the same thing. Would like to see open it up in the 2nd half.
Time for Ginn to bust one.
Or Williams…lol.
crap Alex. you don’t usually do this…
oh oh
Smith…getting Smithian.
I want the first quarter OC to replace the second quarter OC..sitting on the ball just gave NO what they needed.
This is like a basketball game with runs.
Leave aldon in there! He’s causing brees to panic!!!!!’
rought 2nd qtr for the offense. N.O. is not known to have a good pass defense.
We are right there with a half to play. The offense w must take the second half kickoff and go.
typical ugly 9er game. We win the 1st half!
I wanna see Aldon Smith go all Nyquil on Drew Brees next half.
….Quarterback Sacked!!
it started out niner football i.e. pain and suffering and field position…..now the tempo is increasing making it NO football
crowd gets too quite from time to time…..
We need to respond with a TD Drive NOW!!
2nd half let’s go!
Offense needs to play let it did in the 1st period. Run the ball, quick passes, and throw in some plays the Saints haven’t seen before. Then pick up the blitz!!! This is the biggest failure of the coaches and the players. Got to make the Saints pay for blitzes.
here’s where it get ugly.
ok lets get another 4 turnovers
there’s one !!
Phantom flag!??
woohoo!
GREG ROMAN:
Do something NOW to take advantage of this pass rush on third downs. RIGHT NOW. You know it’s coming, NEUTRALIZE IT.
Thanks,
49ers fans everywhere
His playcalling is suspect…run on 2nd down? A swing pass gets more yds
Ugly.
Let’s get 7
These refs have to get control.
Alex…come on baby
yes lets go get 7
5 TO’s..need points.
Crabs come on man
offense better get it together
Damn MC!
Comes back to the OL. Not helping AS or MC by giving time to make plays.
i hope i dont remember this as the Crabtree game (in a bad way)
Remember Terrell Owens against Green Bay? 1998 I think?
Hopefully Crabtree will have his redemption too.
that’s what i’m hoping for! (but i hope we then win the next game)
WHERE IS THE SHOTGUN SPREAD?
You know they are bringing everyone. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
No $hit!!
Not a good day for crab.
I’m losing track of how many FGs Akers has this year…it’s a lot…
Akers=Money
JH getting too conservative…O is playing scared…not to lose
Maui – no, 9ers playing beat ‘em up football…not flashy
5TO’s should give them way more than a six point lead…playing with fire leaving Brees only 1 score to win
Crab has 1 TD but he got ate up on that last play
How do we get 5 TOs in just 35 minutes and be up by only 6???
i know. horrible. D is playing like a legendary outfit. need an offense to go with it
The offense is in shutdown mode. No blocking, can’t catch, the throws are not great and the play calling is poor.
Droptree needs to go.
.
Crabtree is choking now! Throw it to someone else!
They have no one…it hurts without DW and JMorg. KW and TG? Not so much.
leaving way too many points on the field with 5 TO’s
Greg Roman, you better get it together.
How bout a screen pass Roman?
As I recall-this is where the old Alex would wilt..pressure, and then the 3 and outs would start.
Now’s really the time to commit to the run game. We clearly haven’t established a rhythmic passing game and we’ve been effective running it.
Damn field goals
Can the DL bat the damn ball? DB is 5″10″!!!!!!!
damn i think we’re going to need 3 more turnovers. these guys move ball unless you take it away
Brees needs to quit crying to the ref when he throws the ball into the ground. Beast hits him again.
oh come on
Another turnover upcoming? :)
almost :)
yes!
SAK!
We need the defense to return two TD’s into the end zone
yes
Beast!!
An angry JS is a good JS.
Time to pull out a gimmick play gotta have a score now
This is a war. It will probably go down to the last possession in the 4th qtr
OK, time to get it moving, offense! I’m not worried about Crabtree, he will be fine. I’m willing to bet he catches everything the rest of the game. Crabs won’t let us down again.
Roman just needs to pull his head out of his behind and open up the offense. Bring out the shotgun, bring out the spread, bring out the play action. Switch things up, and most importantly NEUTRALIZE THE OVERLOAD BLITZ for pete’s sake.
Will our offense step up for once? Where are the screen passes? Reverse on 2nd and short? Nowhere to be found…
Hihihihihi OC wannabe…
Here comes Ms. 3 and out Alice …Hihihihihi
You lost, stooge. I won’t miss you whatsoever – take a hike.
I suspect !all = 23jordan
long drive and get 7 this is the time for it
Why don’t the refs let Brees call a time out while the snap is in the air.
They have to know the Sts are going to blitz…JH must have a play for that…misdirection to burn em for sending everyone
9ers need some plays now. KH or KW…get the young guys involved!
Brees is their only real weapon.
This game reminds me a lot of the Niners/Cowboys championship game in 1995.
They need to take time off of the clock and get a score. They need a TD, not a FG. Five turnovers and only a six point lead, it’s ridiculous.
Fly sweep? UUGGHHH! come on GR?? WT>>>?
what kind of crap was that
Roman:
THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEANT.
GET IT TOGETHER.
Hiihiihihihiihiihih ..This is too funny..
Can you say Trickeration ??????hihiih
How are you able to operate a computer?
come up with a better line man ..you’re a beyond stupid
well theres the gimmick…fail
That was the ugliest play I think I have ever seen.
this isnt going to get it done.
ok, that’s the worst series we can have. its only up from here
Who is calling the plays? Raye? Hostler?
My first complaint all day. That was a horrible series.
yup
Dumb play, we have no run game established, Gore must be really hurt
Our offense seriously sucks. This is beyond pathetic. We’re simply not capable of having a single 10 play drive over the course of the entire game.
a decent QB away from a playoff win ? agree? where is 23Jordan?
I guess if we’re going to win this game we will need 9 turnovers.
Great punt….
Crabtree & Alex are both choking now!
3rd & 13 and we throw a 4 yard pass, what’s new?
We can use some upgrades next year, Crabs should be the two receiver, enough about AS
I wouldn’t blame Alex or Crabs. I blame the playcalling. Roman isn’t giving them a chance
GR is putting the OL and the offense in the hole the whole game.
Gore can’t throw & Alex can’t catch.
and Roman can’t call a game.
Alex is pouring gasoline on the haters fire
Where did that come from. He’s had a decent game
have you noticed they have no offense since going up by 17? He’s got to lead them to some scores…that’s where that comes from
ok, we’re at home.
the D is taking away the ball
our guys appear healthy
do we want this game or not?!
horrible play calling
My nerves are on edge. We weren’t given a chance in the game and the def has done plenty to keep us in if not win it. The offense started out impressive and seems we’ve run out of steam. No adjustments.
well thats one way to eat time off the clock
A slant look at that.
Smart play by the Saints going to the quick snap after our defense ran around for 5 mins the previous play.
We are not going to win with our pitiful offense.
This will come down to the 4th quarter, no doubt.
STEP IT UP, ALEX AND CRABS. Most of all ROMAN
Doesnt it look like Alex is tired?..deadlegs the last few series.
Defense is tiring
If we’re going to win this game, we will need 2 drives of 7 minutes or more from our offense, plain and simple. We can’t keep our defense out there all day.
FG looking slow
Chunks of yards. UUUGGGGHHHH!!
awesome play Carlos!
GREAT PLAY ROGERS!
great play Rogers
Holy skipping heart beat Batman, great play by Rogers.
Our defense needs to score more points then our offense
Saints have the 20th ranked defense in the league. when we get the ball back, its time to prove that
Now big play game changer come on…
I want to see more Kendall hunter in the fourth.
Rogers again
Look out for fake punt
Re-sign Carlos Rogers. Right now. Give him a new contract as soon as he gets to the sideline.
Offense, whaddya got? Can you put together a couple first downs?
You got to love our defense, if our offense was 3/4 as good we would be dangerous.
Come on Alex. Right your history now. Officially become our hero.
key drive here
lets get going offense
can we try to run the ball then try play action?
GREAT call, Roman! More of that, please
Quick, blitz beating pass. Where has that been?
WHAT?
WHATTTTT??????
Tedd Ginn is no receiver
Agreed.
offense needs to regain some composure.
Need some WR’s
That is a designed play, and a stupid one.
the yardage differential has got to be huge now
Andy Lee has had an up and down day.
this is his worst game in a while
Is Vernon Davis still playing?
Alex IS fading…passes are way off..
Those pick routes are NOT ending up where they are supposed to be.
D has to take them home.
Freaking stupid, dumb ass play twice. Come on defense you need to win this game for us, our offense is incompetent.
Bizarre play call, twice.
WR drops and penalties…didn’t show up today.
i’m surprised we’re still leading, the way the O is playing and the way the Saints move the ball
we need crazy turnovers…or the O to step up
We might not in a few minutes
Jim H needs to call the plays, Roman playing calling is worse then a Roman noodle.
Yep. I’m not blaming the quarterback or the receivers. Roman is setting them up for failure, plain and simple.
What happened to the 1st quarter Greg Roman?
It’s the QB’s fault…default answer.
Offense could go down as one of the worst all time.
I’m going crazy over here! Let’s go 49ers! Our defense is bringing the pain!
Teams 71-1 with +4 turnover margin.
Not with Alice under center ..Hihihihi…will be 71-2 in next hour
6 pts lead will disappear shortly …Hihiiihihihi
Go suck start a shotgun. byebyebyebyebye
got to win the 4th qtr
Saints are trying to wear us out now, upping the runs
Brooks is in the game today..
The D is playing their hearts out…common O!
WTF is with Andy Lee today? He’s been horrible. Got some lucky bounces or it could be worse.
You gotta believe he is flipping out on the sidelines. Right now I’m sure he is mad as hell at himself. That guy is intense for a punter
We need a td here and the defense can put the game on ice
This is the best defense in the NFL!!!
Now the offense needs to get a drive going and give them a good rest!
Play calling is awful so far from Roman!!!
plus 4 on TO’s with 3 pts lead to show …Hiihihihihihihih ..Pathetic
Pathetic is the team that was supposed to be unstoppable. Hows that working out?
HIHIHI AHHH HEY GUYZ IMA SAINTZ FAN HERP DE DERP
Go off yourself, troll
Greg Roman brought nothing to the table today.
I wonder how hands on JH is during the game?
he brought the vanilla
OL needs to get stout. A few long runs opens up the pass.
You have to call the run for that to happen.
My point..lol
At this point we need a single big play to get some points, sure as hell not coming on a drive.
Great D. again.Need the offense to score at least a FG. I think if we have another 3 and out we will be toast.
I agree, can AS make some plays please?
Let’s pound the ball up the middle. Then go over the top.
We need to score now on this series
Getting closer to my 27-24 49er win,tick,tick,tick..
Time to shock the world!
lets get some first downs
good return. time to get something going
JH looks like a deer in the headline on sideline ..Hihihihihihi
Shotgun. Spread. PLEASE
How about a 12 minute possesion with a touch down
Not gonna get it done Ms Ding and Dong
damn play calling
Saints seem to know what’s coming…
The prevent win offense play calling..
The whole offense look deflated.
O is pathetic
Hihihihihihihihihi
Horrible pass by Smith
WAY too hard and too high..like he’s panicking.
the Saints are easily playing 8-9 in the box. need to stretch this thing out
That’s on Alex. Im a supporter but that was too high
WR’s can’t catch..damn…how many now!
more dropped passes
I’m starting to feel bad for our defense, they don’t deserve this crap.
Seriously..
OK, these receivers are really starting to get on my nerves
What recievers?
Looks we our our offense has total butterflies
That is on AS..he’s the leader. Settle the teamm down and execute some plays
Tide has turned.
a TD here would do it …Hihihihihihihihihihihihihihihi
Keeping them in the game…
Watching the offense is starting to get offensive – have a freakin knot in my stomach and my voice is starting to crack with all this yelling!!!
Need some talented receivers that can catch and run routes correctly
Ok defense one more time k
not a good pass but catchable.
great punt
We need to really hold them, don’t think our offense has the capabilities to score a touchdown, clutch we are not.
The offense has been clutch this year. They may suck for most the game, but I still think they will step it up late.
LSX, you were dead on
our D is studly
yessssssss
VICIOUS!
This defense is playing all world
I LOVE THIS DEFENSE
we simply have to shut them out the rest of the way. cant count on the O
I can count on an INT from Ms Alice …
does your mom know you’re on the computer?
time for a diaper change, perhaps?
Hey,
Yall can take your good quartereback and go back to Nawlins and watch the 49er’s in the NFC Finals next weekend…hihihihihihihihi!
Alex Smith has been money all game. Really hope we re-sign him.
Ugly. The only thing that stops Brees is a pass rush! J. Smith owns the 4th QTR.
Justin is a BEAST
Justin your the man
Dude Justin Smith is absolutely a beast!
Cowboy!!!!!!!!!!!
Justin F’in Smith!!! Dude is a man.
JS – that was fing amazing.
Justin Smith MVP.
Looking like the Ravens west
Need to take a chance and hit a 1-1 for a big play on O here. Greg W. is going to bring the house.
Maybe Akers can kick a couple of 60 yarder’s
Also, I’d like to have Justin Smith’s babies.
ok offense lets do something your defense have played their hearts out. reward them
Now FG get that game HEART going and give us some runs…
That was one of the greatest defensive play I have ever seen. Power, determination and effort. True Grit from the Cowboy.
I agree, Big. That will live on in highlights for a long time
Got to love Justin Smith !!
OK, at some point, this offense HAS to do something. Right? I mean it’s been how many drives now, they have had so many chances. They are due
YES FRANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Justin’s sack looked like a Reggie White highlight! JS Rocks!
ah, that’s what we’ve been missing!
Where has this play been all game?
Gooorrrrrrrreeeee!
Thankyou FG you the man!!
He heard me…ha!
Franky baby!
here comes field goal ….Hihihihihi
that was a studly move to his right before he broke it. stud rb
Here we go, offense starting to show some heart.
In the Red Zone…get 7!
Told you so
VD time…
Frank!!!!!
Too conservative GR…damn
They lose it’s on GR play calling
I can’t disagree.
Roman is WASTING PLAYS. COME ON NOW
Third and six, please don’t run
SING LIKE PLAY CALLING.
sack
Fudge!!!!!
Hihihihihihihi Alice
That was an elite throw..Hihihihi
Raider fan. No Saints fan would be here at this point.
Money.
Ackers is $
You see Gore just fall?..wasnt touched.
took a dive for some reason
We definitely need improvement on the offense next year (but I’ll take the 3 pts).
I guess it was asking too much to throw the damn ball in the end zone once on a roll out.
a tD here will break 49ers’ hearts …Hihihihihihihihi
Why does it seem like it’s so easy to bat down Alex’s passes.
Come on d, one more time. Make cowboy prophetic. He said we have to hold them to 17 pts. Willis make a play.
If we somehow manage to win this in spite of Roman’s abortion of a game, it will be a miracle
OK. This is Niners football like all season. Spectacular D. Win the turnover battle. Offense doing *just* enough. This is how we got here. This is how we will win this game!
i sure hope you’re right. D needs to pitch a shutout from here on
thanks Gore for getting us into FG range.
Note to JH: Next year work on Red Zone offense. Need a Josh Morgan and another big WR to throw the ball up to. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO B. EDWARDS…
Back to the game. Defense keep it up… be careful, a wounded dog is dangerous.
Guys, seriously, stop hating on Alex. It’s not his fault. It’s the ball’s fault — it keeps hitting the other team and sailing on our receivers.
lol brilliant.
Umm. It keeps hitting our Dbacks, einstein. Alex is outplaying Brees.
The play calling took the niners out of any chance for a rout-they were building up to that..I hate sitting on the ball .
Damn needed 7 there!
Dammit we need a td soon. To o much time left.
7:29 left and we’re ahead.
think shutout D, shutout!
big 3rd down
TD here
10 in the box and can’t get to Drew..Hihihihihi
defense lets go one more time eh
Have the Saints had even one 3 and out?
Payton is completely outcoaching Harbaugh/Roman
Nervous 9ers fans ? Hihihihihi
last drive of the game
They are going to milk the clock and score. I’m solo nervous .
ok, we need that turnover now
Hihihihi 9ers D is tired ….game over folks
has to be a TD
We so need a turnover
Where has Ray McDonald been?
hammy can’t run
D is tired. our pass rushers are limping
crap
Damn
damn. one breakdown all game long.
well, offense has done it before, they can do it again
there it is the one play away coming back to bite…
Yep, outcoached by a wide margin.
This is the season, boys. It all comes down to this. OFFENSE, MAKE IT HAPPEN!
oh cr*p!
knew that was coming. We still have 4 minutes. Up to the offense to win this thing.
Saints big mistake. Too much time on the clock. Our specialty – FGs – wins this.
Up to The O now to redeem themselves and win the game
This BS is on the offense. The D has busted their ass all day and the offense has been incompetent. They better come back to win this game or it will be a disgrace.
Its now on Alexs back
1st INT for ms Alice …
Grant, can you get rid of this clown?
+1
You are doufous, Alex is a Man!!!!!!
@rebelscum
“Great shot Kid. That was one in a million!” – Han Solo in Star Wars.
Now, the odds are a lot better than that for this team.
C’mon Roman. Earn your keep.
Play not to lose…
So deflated right now.
Watch Ms Alice throws an INT
now it is on the offense. Need a TD drive that takes about 3:30
It’s time for SMith to step up and lead this team to a victory.
Time to open up the playbook
INT right here
almost Hihihihihihihi
Hey jerkoff
Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades….hihihihihihi
YOU LOSE!!!!hihihihihihi
WHAT IS WITH ALL THE BATTED PASSES?
oh..my…god :-)
AS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vernon Davis!
There we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow yesss
OMG! a downfield pass on the money
What I like!
PERFECT, ALEX!
KEEP IT UP OFFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reverse right here.
Don’t leave ant time on the clock!
Clutch!!!!!!!!
a little too conservative.
We need a first down
need a 1st down to put the game away
Can’t leave too much time
David will miss the FG
Wow
I think my heart is going to burst out of my chest!!!!!!
Hahahahah Can the Niners count ????
Yeah, we can count to 30.
Jeez. Dumb dumb
geez!
Stupid penalty.
Throw it. We have to get a first down
come on don’t get out coached
oh my god. how did we manage to screw that up.
No Saints penaltys all day? yeah,right.
No Saints penalties today?! how is that possible?
AHAAHAYAYAHYDUHIUFHDOJSFHJOAEFBNIOSJVNBSD
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i simply dont believe it. !!!!!
what a calll yessssssssssssssssssssssssss
SmithTime!!! Forget Tebow
ALEX IS GOD!
Muthafather!!!M!
ALEX FREAKING SMITH!!! HECK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
beautifyl play!
Thanks Roman!
Its Smithbow time!
that was a nice call
go for 2 here
i know when Alex is going to do something great: it comes right after i completely give up on him!
You and everyone else. He is very stressful.
Exactly he is not very good for 2 1/2 quaters and then he becomes clutch
Whats to look at? not even close!
Exactly!
ALEEEEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXX
Hey !all… hoe bout those Niners!
GREG ROMAN, YOU HAVE TOTALLY REDEEMED YOURSELF
Too much time left
Slant right here
2 pt conversion
Alex!!! TD!!!! Hell yeah!!!!!!
we need the 2 pts. Still 2 minutes for bombing Brees.
Hihihihihihihihihihi Frank freaking slow Gore
Again i ask, how is a chimp even able to operate a computer?
Stupid play to follow a brilliant play.
right
Story of the season
ok defense time to shine one more time
Bad audible?
Another Sing call…common roll out and run or throw
nah, nothin is ever easy, is it?
Scary…2 min on the clock…common D!
Need some heat!!
turn-over!!
C’Mon DEFENSE!!!!!!
It’s all up to the D!!!!! COME ON NINERS
2 pts win is good enough :))
HEAT come on!!!!!!!
Buckle up and watch the Master Drew
5 minutes and it’s your naptime. Care to try some smack when we play in the NFC Championship???? Probably, you are idiot enough.
look out for the dink throws
yep they’re in 2 min drill mode.
My heart is tired. Needs a break
if the D was the what this team is about then here it is…..75 yds , 2 minutres , 1 timeout
great d..good to hit Brees
The Cowboy wants this in the worst way, you can tell. He is all heart out there.
61 passes? ..like the AFL
oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ok, we have time. lets do it again, Alex
Keep giving them chances…….
Big plays still killing our D!
5 turnovers, we should be up by multiple scores.
hihihiihihihihihiihihihihihiihihi
Damn!
unbelievable
I just threw up!
ok Alex you can do it.
Enjoy the victory with me please …….Hihihihihihihihihihihihi
You are doufous!!!!! and a Loser!!!!!!!
It was a good year fellas. My heart is taking a rest
It dont look good folks..
hihihiihihihihihiihihihihihiihihihihihiihihi
Say what? & !u2
Hey douche bag, how’s it feel getting punched in the mouth by a man you called Alice?
Wasting time, bad time management here.
holy crap what a game
GET SEVEN!!
Where back!
Go for win
Let’s win this game. My whole block is screaming, I’m screaming. Get a TD here please!
OMG!!!!!
SOME NEW HEROES HAVE BEEN BORN!!!!
Smith is our QB mfers
The Catch!
Alexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Jordo where are YA
Alex looked like he WANTED that one!
Catch # 2
The CATCH II!!!!!!!!
I knew it!
The catch 3
VD DONE
welcome to stardom, Vernon Davis
Davis! Davis! Davis!
Unbelievable.
9 years for 9 seconds!!!!
ST”s hang on
perfect freakin passes
!all….EAT IT!
Brees Who?
NINERS win in a – can you beleive it – SHOOTOUT!
OMFG!
a shootout…..awesome
Greatest Game ever. I will never ever insult AS again. He has my repect.
WOW!!!
Hihihihihihihihihi
Who dat who BEAT DEM SAINTS!!!!!!!!
WHO’S GOT IT BETTER THAN US???!!!!!
Right ONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what? timout????
We got us a QB!!
we sure do
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!
Pure emotion. One love to my fellow faithfuls, I am thankful to be able to share this journey with you guys. THis is incredible!!!!
Big P!!!
yessssssssss what a freakin game
Have a nice trip home – AINTS
Who is Drew Brees?
OH MAN I LOVE YOU GUYS!
One of the great 49er games of all time. Alex Smith just earned his bones.
Montana-like. Yes I said it. Now they say it on the teevee
I’m exhausted. These are never pretty.
is the DVD out yet
Terrell Owens had the catch 2
AND a TE….VD!!!!!!!!!!! yoohooooooooooo!!
Thank you for sharing the love.
9ers play conservative until they get behind.
Everyone who said Alex has never brought team back or been clutch he did it in the biggest way today!!! The niners wow, what a game, instant classic
WHOOOOOOOSE GOT IT BETTER THAN UUUUUSSSS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
NOBODY!!!!
oh by the way AS doesn’t have 300 yds again
1981
Alex Smith!!! MVP!!!
Never hear another peep outta me about Mr. Clutch!
Hof & Crabs – CHEERS!!!!!!
9ergirl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How bout that game my 9er sister!!!
Awesome!! My heart won’t stop pounding! My hands are shaking and tears are still pouring from my eyes!
Hofe, your belief in Alex has been justified. Alex is Mr. Clutch!
He used his legs and his arm (and great heart) to win this game. Alex Smith is truly the Smooth Operator!
Hofe/9erGirl – Jubilation!
I think we just watched the Superbowl. What’s next? Super SuperBowl?
Hahaha. Nice! :)
Way too excited to type right now!!!!! AWWWWWW YEAHHHHHH!!!!!! Talk to you guys tomorrow! Time to CELEBRATE!
Boxing analogies? Niners did a fantastic rope-a-dope in the 2nd half there!
looked like a short left hook that caught ‘em on the side ada head.
That was my analogy yesterday!!! Rope-a-freakin-dope!!!
Ali couldn’t have done it better!
but he does have 3 TDs and maybe part of the catch #2 lore
With a tear in my eye… I’m so proud and happy for the team. They played their hearts out and gave us so much more than I even dared dream of. What a fantastic game and a gift to fans.
Looks like Bradshaw Jimmy Johnson may have lost some $$$ on the game.
of course, I’m only speculating..but by the looks on their faces…
YES!!!!!!!!
This really was one of the all-time classic playoff football games. This was as good as it gets.
Jordan23
ninermd
bayareafanatic
I eagerly await your opinions!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all ASmith hatersd doubt they will show what cheesecrotch b!tches
Alex is over-conservative when told to be conservative. But when he is unleashed he can play with anyone.
Stuck by my man AS…WOW!! I need a drink!!
Yowwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!
sure does make that previous story about AS mental toughness into a warm and fuzzy memory extension
Howey, Bradshaw look like they’re at a funeral….
Good ha! ha!!
I’m thinking the same thing.
To all you Alex Smith haters TO ALL OF YOU not true niners fans. He did always what coaches asked him to do . They were controlling the gameplan….. But when it was needed they send the kill approach and he beat a great team when required with poise accuracy and long passes too…..Go to the mirror and offend yourselves on your own it doesn t worth one more word from me….. GREAAAAAAAT NINERS JIM AND ALEX
So pleased for Alex
Yeah-that stupid Baalke ! wanted to get rid of good old Alex.
V.D. 180 yards receiving and 2 TD’s. He was the player we needed him to be today.
Catch III people.
Bradshaw making excuses for N.O.
This is great. I luv it! We practice that play all the time I’m sure.
Bradshaw always knocks the Niners and even Joe Montana, nothing but a dope
That was a thing of beauty. It’s been years since I screamed at the TV on my own at home watching football. It’s 1:30am here in England and I just woke both my 1&3year olds up when Vernon made that catch but that really was stunning
sorry got carried away there! my 49ers just beat the Saints, the offensive record breaking saints, the unstoppable saints!, in a shootout, yeah a shootout, i’m gonna say it again, A SHOOTOUT!!!!!!!!!!!! 36-32!!!
Whoooooooooo’s got it better than us!!!!!
Add some play makers with AS and VD and this offense can be something…
Exactly …
HC presser with HC and he’s sounding bitter
*SP*
The grapes are sour.
I will doubt Alex no more.
1 running TD, 3 Passing.
When the line gives him a chance and the coaches let him play he can do it.
Big time play in the biggest game of his career when the game is on the line.
Green Bay here we come or Giants; welcome back to the house of pain!
Alex had a good start to the game and a great finish…I am sooooo happy for Alex and VD and for ME !!!!
The Defense and ST’s were magnificent !!! They won the game once again !
Great call on that bootleg by Alex for a TD,that was huge. What a difference coaching makes !
Now we are all NY Giants fans so they can come to the Stick next week !
What a game ! Whew …
HAHAHAHAHAHAA everything you say is designed not to give ANY credit to Alex Smith, you sir are a cretin of the highest order
What are you talking about,I gave Alex much love. The turnovers won the game but Alex performed in the end !
Difference of opinion, the turnovers were important, Alex and Vernon won the game no doubt! you just can’t accept that Alex can be this damned good!!!
I never said ONLY the defense and ST’s won the game. They were the MVP’s of the win by far,but all the players contributed .
how could u say essentially only the defense and ST won the game when it was the offense that brought the bacon home…twice
Clark:
I revel in the fact that Alex had a very good game. I have consistently said I like Alex and am always happy for him when he does well. The only one I am more happy for than Alex is ME !
Why is it that you so called “Smithers” only want to hate on the realists ? Why the hate after a wonderful win ?
When Alex does well I cheer and come on here and praise him,every time. When he sucks I also say that. I am a realist and say the truth. Today I praise Alex…
BUT the game is not all about Alex. The defense and ST’s did much more overall than the offense. That is undeniable. But the offense contributed more than usual,so I am well pleased with the whole team…Who wouldn’t be.
So celebrate,don’t hate on a day like this .
u made it about AS so many times through all the times i was in shanghai and stuttgart….. always looking for the next QB when there were so many other issues on what u are calling the team……
J
63 pass attempts, 461 yrds and still lost. Woo Hoo!
Harbaugh….Just won “Coach Of The Year”
FOX gave Sing a kick..”Alex was what he couldnt win with”,they quoted him.I hope Sing..isnt be near a ledge..hee.
i think when sing said that it was about VD and the public admonishment he gave him on the field not AS
Bradshaw acknowledging Alex Smith. Even Howie eating crow. Jimmy hates our defense. He’s still a Cowboy
36 points!
WoW….Get Ready for the NFC Championship, and the match that everybody has been waiting for…GB vs SF! Congrats SF 49ers, you truly deserve to be there!
secondary played out of its mind today except for a couple of lapses…..i am not counting some parts of the that last 7 minutes of the game……some teachin moments to be had there…..no Freddy Soft
The defense will never get the credit it deserves for this victory because of the last minute heroics, but to cause 5 turnovers is outstanding. They were unbelievable against a very good offense.
Defense should get most of the credit for 3 qtrs but damn that 4th qtr they broke. But they are 9ers!!!! Been awesome all year!
Bring on Green Bay (and TeeBow?)
Take that all you Alex haters!!! Also to you armchair coaches that don’t believe until the final clock.
That’s specific to you Hofer67
Holy she at! I just had to compose myself for the last 10 minutes. Tears running down my face, barely breathing. So happy for VD and AS, FG, JS, PW, DA….man, what a day to be a Niner fan. I remember the day 30 years ago vividly. Sitting at Hanna Boys Center as a 10 year old boy, listening to the game on the radio when it happened. I can say my excitement today exceeds 82 10 fold.
NOBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
Holy cow, we just witnessed history my friends. I’ve lost my voice from screaming …. bring on the Giants/Packers. Can’t wait.
@Nickrow
Good thing it is a 3 day weekend my friend!
What’s Greg Cosell going to say about Smith this week?
Lol. I know right.
He and Tim would not know a real Quarter Back if they were standing right in front of their faces!!!!! Alex!@1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we give Jordo the BOTD? BigP & 9erGirl, you’ve been involved n Fysical today! Can we let JordoFag back in the mix? Get ur boy back to postive an we’ll grant the pardon, but for now, FUQ U Jordo!!!
Wow! The Catch III plus Vernon crying like Terrell cried! Who could ask for more?
And it’s absolutely crazy downtown! I can’t hear, people are running into traffic.
@bayarea and all the other Alex Smith haters eat SH!T
Come on humble hearts. lol
JH states during presser, “Might be time to give Alex some credit huh”!!!
Where are all those Aint fans now? Who dat punched you in the mouth?
who punched me in the mouth …. i am still on the floor
We dat
damn they are treating this like a SB…..but there is VD putting it into perspective
with a game ball in his hand
Best playoff win EVER!!!!!
Alex Smith out duels Brees
WOW!!!!!!!
OWENS,OWENS,OWENS,He caught it,he caught it,he caught it !!!!!! Complete with the tears and big hug by Mariucci. It looked like a replay of the whole celebration after that game ,when VD caught it and came to the sidelines,VD even looked like Owens when he cried.
It was even caught in the same spot of the same end zone ! What a game !!!
good knowledge
but i am still miffed at ur previous post with a back hand begrudging complement of AS…..
give the man his real dues…..not some kind of guarded statement just to protect urself in the future when u state CK is the future or some such nonsense….he maybe …. but damn AS made this the best game u have seen in the past nine years…..
and of course VD, and Defense were huge participants …. it is after all a team game……
I still think CK,or someone else is the future…But I have nothing but priase for Alex right now ! Just because I acknowledged that it was the Defense and ST’s that got the 5 turnovers and won the game for us,doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate what Alex and VD and JH etc etc all did today.
Tim, you’re a dipsh!t. Please stop watching, posting and maybe even breathing.
I don’t see anyone’s comments that Alex still didn’t throw for over 300 yards. All the Alex haters are quiet as a church mouse. Noe maybe even Raplh B. will become a Alex supporter again
look north of your post…..i said it
Go T-Bow! Dump Brady.
i gota say if you bastards say ALEX didnt win the game you gota be smokin crack ALEX U ARE THE MAN longest run in franchise histoey then the pass to seal it all i gota say is CLUTCH. SUPERBOWL ALL THE WAY. WHOS GOT IT BETTER THAN US NOBODY.
there were a couple of times there the TV went black or hiccuped at the end of the game giving me extra anxious moment of about if i was going to lose the TV signal because of all the noise and rumbling going on at the stick
did anyone hear any booos
i didn’t think so
me too. Do you have Dish?
me too – DirectTV – thought my jumping and screaming knocked the satellite connection loose for a minute, lol!
We had those on comcast cable
Must have been the Candlestick crowd knocking things loose at the source!!!
no it was comcast for me
it had to be the electricity of the moment eminating from all the 9r fans at the stick …. like a super nova….
that one for DS
@jg
“…like a super nova….that one for DS”
Thank you. : )
Must have been the feed, it was happening on Dish, too.
Hofe!!!!!!!!! NFC Title game!!!!!
Crab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just think back to the hiring of JH and then now…damn it feels good!
F*** yeah Hofe!!! Alex is the sh**! Let me slide Grant, don’t ban me .
Great catches by VD but the ball has to get there…perfect connection between the two especially in the4 4th qtr. Just imagine when the offense gets more play makers!!!?
Comeback win #6 (and the most important of the year) for Mr. Smith.
Damn… this thing was as big as the ’81 Catch. The only real difference (and what makes the ’81 season important) is that it was the beginning of the Dynasty. The thing is, the Niners are royalty and we all expected this sooner or later.
Now, we’ve got it.
Remember where you were on the day the Third Dynasty began. :)
Alex Freakin Smith!!!!
Unbelievable job by him and Vernon to win the game.
T-Bow getting blown out! 14-0 already.
Big time players play best in big games. Two TD’s at the end of the game. Alex is our QB now and in the future.
Damn…where’s Jordo??!!!
Probably crumpled up on his living room floor after having a massive coronary!!!
He’ll be fine :-)
Do you think he’s sucking his thumb and asking for Mommy? :P
He is if he laid that grand$ against the Niners like he said he was. :P
all the ASmith haters eat a fat D!C you owe the blog and espcially Alex respect so dont come back here again talking that sh!T about the 49ers QB
Easy there Poop.
That was pretty funny Adam.
I don’t know if it was meant to be, but your point is also well made.
I’d like to sign up to join the Alex Smith cult now. I’m a believer. What a game.
MSC,
Fan!!? What is this cult crap. jeez!
LOL Hofer. It’s always been faith before. Folks had faith in Alex.
Today Alex turned faith into reality. What an incredible game. The dude got it done in the most amazing way possible.
I know just givin ya some grief. lol
Alex almost hit the ‘magic 300 yard’ plateau today….Brees surpassed it! But who’s sitting at home next week watching the NFC Championship game? Easy, the guy that threw for over 300 yards. Stats are only numbers, baby. What counts is who wins the game.
I’ll admit I thought it was over after the last Saints TD. Didn’t think Alex could pull a Young/Montana/Brodie type return. Well, action beats words. Alex joins the pantheon of 49er QBs. No matter what happens in the future, he has a legacy.
Oh man yes he does!! he has a legacy! Now lets see him add to it!!
clearly a start to a legacy on hopefully a few levels
cause it still is a teams synchrously moving parts that supports legacies
Come on. Amnesty granted to all Alex doubters. We are ONE HAPPY FAMILY now!
“Humble Hearts”
Hofe – I consulted 23J a few times about Alex but he wouldn’t listen. Now he will! He owes me too.
To paraphrase our man Jordan, “we are a game away from the Superbowl!”
LOL
humble hearts my arse!!, i have read jordo tim baf and nmd slate Alex for ever, if i can’t enjoy tonight then when can i??
Nice rib! Way to keep the peace (and thank you :-)
You know whats also great, the Packers would have preferred the Saints to win today, in a pure shootout, nobody beats the Packers, but the niners can beat the Packers, we can beat the Packers, we can get Number 6!!!!!!
adversity……this team handles adversity pretty damn well
WHERE’s GREG COSSELL?! I want to talk to him. I want to talk to him about Alex who has game managed the Niners into the NFC championship game! Where’s he?
You didn’t see Alex Smith game manage two 80 yard drives in the 4th quarter?
Haahaha!
Let’s go, Giants! I’d like to have another game at the Stick. Like Harbaugh said, there’s no guarantee there will be future playoff games, so one more at our aging stadium. No Packers, need the Giants to win.
Wow, I’m still stunned. We’re so damn cool.
Where are all the Saints fans now???
Who Dat?? – Where’d Dey Go???
They WENT HOME!!!!!
You can hear a pin drop on Bourbon Street.
They’re adding to the already prevalent odor of vomit on Bourbon Street.
Alex just made himself a few extra millions with that 4th qtr
You aren’t kidding man. His contract just went from 3 yrs/$24 million to 5 yrs/ $60 million.
Unbelievable clutch performance. Just incredible.
Alex got an extra Million just for playuing in a playoff game today. I thought it was too much,since he already had tens of millions from the Yorks over the years…BUT…He earned it today !!!
TIM, introduce yourself to the 9ers LONG TERM QB of the future!! Contract on the way…
Agreed Hof…..Geez Timmy, that sure is big of you to give your approval on the bonus. Gonna start rooting for a different team next year since Alex also “earned a LOOOONNNNNG term contract today” …….. LOL LOL LOL I’m sure the Raiders would appreciate all your expert critiques.
I have to admit that towards the end of the game doubt tried to creep. But like a true fan I kept positive, and insisted others do the same. In the end staying positive paid off, and AS did what he had to do to beat DB. And as I sit here smoking my celebratory cigar all I have to say is “who dat” SF49ers.
…always believed in Alex…..never doubted him once
9erGirl – We may not agree with everyone in here sometimes but we are all more than pen-pals.
Yesterday’s gone 9erGirl/CalendarGirl!!
Don’t stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout tomorrow!!!
Now I can’t stop thinkin’ about Next Sunday!!!! NFC Championship, baby!!!
Hopefully at the Stick again Girl !
I’ve been travelling last five weeks. Did the blog regulars ever meet up for drinks? Did folks get together?
@bayarea and all other ASmith haters whodat? wheres the game manager comments and being one QB away from a championship run?? you can suck dreebrees cajun nutz with his 400 yrds passing he is going home a loser!!
I like the subtle postgame digg Smith made in referencing “Dr. Heat”, aka Greg Williams.
AS had some grit going during that presser…he’s coming around!!!
Alex and the Niners are going to see Dr. Heat twice every year in the future,he is coming to the Rams last I heard.
@ Adam
Yeah, 1981, I’m believing
9er Magic! BW is smiling down on this team.
Hof:
They played on “Bill Walsh Field” !!!
And I hope they play there again next week !
Yes! Walsh would have loved this game. Hope somewhere he’s smiling and having a cold beer and reading the playbook.
Ditto!
Yep, it’s been feeling like ’81 for quite a while now.
I’m speechless, having a hard time writing anything down either. I AM HAPPY!!
I am happy for Alex, Frank, Vernon, Joe, Patrick, Issac, any of the guys that have been suffering all these years. Vernon crying on the sidelines… dammit, I was almost in tears myself. I am PROUD of these guys, they deserve every damned bit of that victory.
I think we first need to thank Jed York and then Trent Baalke. Jed fired singletary and got his coach. Trent hit on every free agent and draft pick outside of B. Edwards and M. Williams., unbelievable GM job this year.
All is right with the world. NFL isn’t the arena league after all.
….hi haters……how about that Alex Smith kid…
…..haaaaaaaaaaa…we wooooooon
Dial it down a notch oneniner (and fellow “Smithers” – no disrespect meant) – nobody will be hating Alex now.
Even I will tell ‘em where to go after that game! Two clutch game winning drives!!!
Alex Smith was cold as ice today!
…if we had listen to you and your friend…..Alex will not be on the team right now…..so NO….nobody is dialing it down a notch……eat crow lady
ok i will let you all police yourself
…..always said you are nothing but a fantasy on the blog…you have no idea about the game…..your opinion is useless………eat CROW……
cold as joe montana ice …u mean?
…Alex just sent me a text message…he said tell (49ergrl, Bay, 23j, ninermd, bigp, and TIM) to eat that sweet delicious crow………
and go cheer for the cheesecrotches or something ASmith is here to stay eat a fat d!c
…..you got the same text…….the rest of the message just downloaded….
Hey Michael Crabtree, I guess you missed the part where I said the Niners would win and they would break 30 points. I don’t eat crow, but you do talk turkey.
…BigP = dummy…loser…
Alex Smith QB rating: 103.2
Drew Brees: 93.4
in a playoff game (where it counts most)
whodat? Haters??? ASmith the BEAST!!!
49md jordan23 dont you clowns say anthing about alex smith again bye haters!!!!!!!
…..4-5 yr contract……f…k…. the contract…he is a niner franchise QB for life…..
The Niners just played one of the greatest playoff games in the history of the NFL.
Is this really the right time to do “I told you so’s” to fellow Niner fans?
Can’t we just all enjoy this win like adults for at least 24 hours?
no bc they talked sh!t akll season saying we were one QB away from a championship until they own it they will be told to eat a big pile of cheesecrotch
i think you were hating on ASmith also??
now you want us to be adults bc those sh!t talkers are nowhere to be found Great Game Alex Your the man you out gunned DRew Brees
..lol….i know right lets be adults now….ha ha ha……
eat that crow suckers…..
One, you are making it PERSONAL…YOU didn’t throw the pass AS did. Cool your jets and pick your battles.
@hof
Any other time, I would agree with you.
But oneniner has been smashed more than anybody here. Whether you think he deserved to be or not matters not. He has taken more hits than anybody here by far and away
I have told oneniner to cool it several times when I felt he went overboard since I started blogging.
But, we need to give him this one, ok? : ) I can’t keep track of all the posts (over 1,000), but…oneniner has responded to those who have most definitely said crap about AS (and that is saying it nicely) and directed it at oneniner. Maybe Grant could have moderated it better, so things never got to where they went, but it is what it is.
…thnks DS…..Hof you have been here longer and you know DS is RIGHT!!!!!
…
..- making it personal?….how?……there you go again…….yesterday it was the negative vibe?…..whtz yur angle dude?……
…….some moron actually mentioned my parents and i ignored him…….trust me this is tame oneniner…….if not for DS and few others…..
@hof
What oneniner told 49erGirl was something that I would expect to see/hear in a strip-joint. And.. I am thinking oneniner may have been in one at some point in his life, and had a drink splashed his face for saying something similar to a stripper.
What bay said about Prime’s parents….that was the sort of thing you hear about in the 11:00 News for a reason for some guy to shoot and kill another guy.
I didn’t like what oneniener said. But keep it in perspective. One at worse results in a drink thrown in the face, the other a shooting-murder. And I thought oneniner and Prime really showed a lot of class by not going after bay. Because, I’ll tell you the truth. I would have.
DS, it’s called handling yourself with class.
@hof……class B.S……its called a fan who is excited and has every right to gloat……if you want class wear a skirt – be a man……for christ sake….Puss
…hey lady…..GO watch OPRAH……..Is this really the right time to do “I told you so’s” to fellow Niner fans?….YESSSSSSSS
oneniner, give it a rest. go out and party hearty with the rest of the Niner fans in your life.
oh hells yes to all the haters and doubters where are you now with all your insight to enlighten us as why Alex Smith cant win when it counts??
with all due respect ninergirl, this may not be the “right” time, but its a damn good time!!, the “right” time would be in three weeks after SB win no. 6, and lets all pray we are smashing the haters with all our might, cos that could only mean that the 49ers are Super Bowl champions!!!!!!!
You have to let the Smithers have their day. For 6 years they’ve been sticking up for crap and they are finally vindicated. They deserve to gloat. They deserve it in a big way.
Nice to see ASmith.the.Beast showing the average maturity level of the Smithers.
oneniner was banned from the old blog for that sort of stuff. Glad to see the Smithers haven’t changed.
MSC, do you think it would have been different from the blamers if AS lost the game with multiple picks? Get real and enjoy!
YESSSS. .We are Smithers. And we are glad Harbaugh,
Vernon, Frank, OL, and other Niners are on the side of us Smithers. Smithers vs. Fred P. Softies.
MSC, don’t condone the blowhards talking smack because they aren’t AS and they didn’t throw the passes, but would you be so adament against the blamers if AS didn’t do well today. And what is with the “Smithers” comment? There are a lot of AS backers that aren’t at the level of the few talking smack and now you are lowering yourself to their level. Hmmm.
I never hated anyone. Show me one post where I (or Bay or Jordan or Big P or Niner MD) stated “I hate Alex”.
You won’t find it – we are all fans and are enjoying this win tremendously!
But hey, thanks for letting us know that there are still low class self-serving Delta Bravo’s on board though.
…..hate is a huge word…….you didn’t believe in him……
you were a doubter and pharsed your words to cast doubt that ASmith could do it eat Sh!T
thanks for owning your actions and phrases and being the bigger person admitting you were wrong ohh wait your too low class for that
…yes she and her hating friends are…..ha ha ha
Leave her alone. Jeez. Just soak up the victory.
..that is why the victory is sweeter….
No it is not. She was up late, up early, grinding it out, worried about the game just like the rest of us. Don’t take that away from her. Just let it be.
49ergirl,
These guys are losers. Enjoy the victory, it was a tremendous win and one of the greatest games I have ever seen. I was on the edge of my seat the entire game. Your a fan to the core, just enjoy it. They are probably the same guy anyways. :)
…wtf…..why can’t i enjoy the win my way……..you guys are loofs……stop the feminization of men….
If that is how you want to enjoy it, go ahead. It just makes you a sad person.
…grow sum balls…….punaness….gloating shuldn’t be discourage….its the man thing to do…..
…well i guess u r a BigPuss……so i doubt you will get it
9ergirl, not recently, but early on Jordo was pretty nasty and hateful.
Jordy’s a different story.
@Adam
49erGirl has come at me a great deal. She insists she knows my gender, and has some strange obsession of telling everybody else that. Even if they properly point out that I never said I was a woman.
I always hear on here how we are all Niner fans here. That is all that mattered. Well, I wanted to test that. So, I have written conflicting posts about myself. Now, if you only care about us being Niner fans here, then it does not matter what gender I am.
Add that to several other posts where she just bashed me and joined in on it, AND NEVER ONCE TELLING BAY AND 23J AND NINERMD AMONG OTHERS to cool it…and you get what we have.
That aside now.
Our team is the greatest team. Nobody is close to us. We are only going to get better, and this is the most awesome time I have had being a Niner fan.
How can anybody ask anybody else not to be emotional right now? Not going to happen from me tonight.
“Can’t we just all enjoy this win like adults for at least 24 hours?”
You mean like the haters have been doing especially this year after every win ????? I believe the word is hypocrisy. LOL
@hof
Have you seen the movie “Parenthood”?
Besides it being the best comedy ever because every second is so true, there was a scene where the main character’s kid makes the winning catch, and the father goes insane with joy.
He shows up the jerk father as he celebrates. That is what oneniner is doing now. He had faith in AS all this time just like Steve Martin did in his child who had been bashed a ton.
Maybe if you wrote the script he would not have motioned toward the jerk dad. But, watching it in the theater, everybody was laughing about it.
On a blog, the words stay here forever, so it is different from a movie.
Note: Steve Martin acted like a jerk/show-up/whatever you want to say towards the father who was a jerk to him and his son. And nobody who I have ever seen the movie with (over 20 people) has ever been upset with that. In fact, they make it a point of pointing and laughing and talking about that scene during and after the movie.
Every time.
But like I said, in a blog, the words stay forever whereas in life/movie, they go away.
….wow…Alex came up big……my voice is gone……i am speechless…..
…notice how the haters are not happy but focusing on other fans happiness…
One, you are crazy. everyone is out of their mind. If you feel like talking some some smack, go over to a Saints board.
…ignore….is the best answer to a loof
Look at my avatar, oneniner. I’m as big of booster of Alex as anyone. Have been all season.
Now why don’t you show some of the class 49er fans are known for?
Oneniner, you might ask your parents to teach you some manners. One day you will have to leave home and become a real adult.
@Bayarea you best keep your post to yourself you have a lot of sh!t to eat that you talked all season
At the end of the game I loved Alex Smith. After reading oneniner and this JackassTheBeast I hate Alex again.
Good job Smithers.
..loser!!!
MSC – Don’t hate Alex – it’s not his fault that he’s got some lunatic immature fans.
Certainly not going to let the nut jobs ruin my excitement after that awesome game!!!!
@oneniner give it a rest…
Let everyone enjoy the niner win…
….why can’t i enjoy the win…….its my enjoyment to gloat and let the haters know they were wrong about Alex…..
@msclemons67 your a hater/doubter also calling people smithers I am a true 49er fan loyal to the entire team eat sh!t you hater
You’ll stop rooting for the 49ers the day Alex Smith leaves.
You aren’t fooling anyone.
your not fooling anyone that you have a man crush on erin rodgers and wear his cheesecrotch panties to bed
hard to own up and admit you were wrong about Alex cause your a hater and you want to defend 9ergirl good luck you were bioth wrong and the 49ers won with ASmith
….the hate and pain is too much for them to bear………if they truly believed – they won’t even care about us
2-3 year contract?
5 year contract I’d say. Offer 15 million a year.
If that is not a franchise QB, there are none.
second that!
third that !!!!
Not sure he is there yet but JH is definitely a believer…
@hof
I told Rusty that AS is not there earlier this week.
I said wait another 3 weeks.
God it is great to be right. : )
I said it a long time ago.
After this season, the AS debate will end. The haters will either just have to shut up or leave.
This game proved to me what I always knew AS could do. It is the reason why I took all this BS from so many of the “keep it real” crowd.
I hope you either change your tune 180 and act like a Niner fan, or leave and never come back. You won’t be missed. Real Niner fans will step up and replace you. You know who you are.
.. the Alex Smith debate is OVEEEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!
It is like the kid was just waiting for his moment to shock everybody and boy did Alex Smith SHOCK the NFL World tonight. Those throws…
…yes he did……and I loved it very much…..
@Tree limb
“Those throws…”
Well, he had protection and the playmakers held onto the ball.
Notice how all 3 things had to happen together?
We can get over the bickering now, people have been put in their place about what believed was true is now not. Let’s enjoy this win and have fun while being safe. Take care guy. OH AND JORDAN STILL HAS TO COME ON THE SITE AND PUBLICALLY APOLOGIZE (HE. CAME UP WITH THAT IDEA, AN IIF HE’S A REAL NINER FAN LIKE HE SAYS HE IS HE WON HAVE A PROBLEM DOING IT)
Well I think I’ve had enough of this blog for tonight. Love the win though.
Great win!!!
Who has it better then us??
NOBODY!!!!!!!!
NOOOOBODYYY!!
In the book of Harbaugh -thats the first sentence..right before let there be light.!
I’m starting the Church of Harbaugh. We have either 7 days of Harbaugh or Dec 26th. In April we have a Jim egg hunt for the kids.
I think Obama will make his birthday a national vacation.
And the first minister is AS.
Now I’m with ya, Stan! Nice :)
In a week-the Green Bay sports writers will go on and one-”Why didnt we pick Smith?”..!
Although I am sure someone will still make a big deal about how AS has not thrown for 300 yards (299 today).
What did you see today?
You saw what AS was drafted for. A QB who can score a TD on his legs, and throw a perfect rifle shot to VD for the win. That is what he could do. That is what he did. You saw a QB who did not throw an Int, and made 2, not just 1 great TD drive late in the 4th quarter.
The KNBR guys just said “Don’t ever doubt AS again.” Do you think you know more than them?
Come into the light now everybody. : )
…I SAW A WINNER……..A true niner QB
@oneniner
I saw what JH saw.
I put my faith in JH from the moment he was hired. I started humming the “Empire Strikes Back” theme in stores. People looked at me all crazy like. I DIDN’T CARE.
I knew we had the best HC. I knew that when he said I want AS, he MEANT I want AS. Not Tim H. or McNabb or Kolb.
I put my faith in him, where many here started looking like “Oh my God. Is he stupid!” You know what you wrote (not you one) so I don’t need to name people. The air in this blog turned from wow I am so happy, to “Another year of this.”
And, my faith in JH who had faith in AS was rewarded.
And all you who slammed me and others who brought up how AS should be in the Pro Bowl because JH said it. You all thought, well, he has to say that. Well guess what? YOU WERE WRONG! All those names you called me and others, how do you feel about yourself now? You were wrong, and you were an a-hole treating others who just repeated what JH said.
AS is that freak’n good.
Jim was born on 2/9/9….
I’m overjoyed!
…I’m overjoyed x 1,000,000!!!!!
Adam, DS 97,
Great Game! Both teams played with a lot of heart! Good luck moving on! I’ll be rooting for the Giants so you guys can host the Conference Championship.
Congratulations Again!
Well played, sir. You have a great team as well. Hard fought game, not a damned thing to be ashamed of. You have classy players and coach. I was rooting for you all to pound the thugs of Detroit and you did it.
See ya next year for some more smack talk! :)