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• A win by the Giants would give the 49ers the home field. The 49ers pulled off another last-second win in a season full of them — and on a day former coach George Seifert served as honorary captain for the coin toss.
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• San Francisco 49ers – NFL, get the latest news about the niners\ schedule, scores, results, roster, injuries, team and the new stadium at SFGate.com.
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• Were still playing, Smith said after directing the 49ers to an electrifying 36-32 win over the Saints in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game Saturday at Candlestick Park.
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• Its the high-flying, defense-dizzying Drew Brees and the Saints against first-year head coach Jim Harbaughs punch-you-in-the-mouth 49ers. San Franciscos D, which includes four Pro Bowlers, ranked fourth in the NFL allowing 308.2 total yards.
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• Martin G. Reynolds is the Bay Area News Groups senior editor for community engagement, a rabid 49ers fan and a musician. When the 49ers made the playoffs he and his friends were determined to honor their team in song.
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• Though dawn broke over a light chill, Crawford said temperatures should reach the low 60s by the time the Saints and 49ers take the field. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The other factor that I like as far as the Saints go: The wind, Crawford said.
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• Bay Area News Group staff writer Alex Pavlovic is live blogging and chatting as the 49ers take on the Saints in an NFC Divisional Playoff game at Candlestick. Scroll down the page for a photo gallery of game highlights.
(Inside Bay Area)
• Things have turned around for Akers in the months since. Jim Harbaugh reached out to the free agent, and the 49ers signed the 37-year-old to a three-year, $9 million deal.
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• Jim Harbaugh didnt call Sean Payton in August before the San Francisco 49ers played the New Orleans Saints, unaware of the gentlemans agreement between NFL coaches to talk before preseason games to agree on strategy. SANTA CLARA, Calif.
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• SAN FRANCISCO—The 49ers offense wouldn't change if Alex Smith went down with an injury and the team was forced to go with rookie backup Colin Kaepernick. Smith is one of 12 quarterbacks who started all 16 regular season games this season.
(Sporting News)