49ers

• WDSU .com The San Francisco 49ers took a page from the New Orleans playbook and put together a stunning game-winning drive to upend the Saints and move ahead in the NFC playoffs.
(msnbc.com)
• The San Francisco 49ers, back from dark times, have come of age. And so has their quarterback.
(USA Today)
• "This is huge for us," Davis said. "It's history, legendary, anything you can describe." Smith ran for a 28-yard TD with 2:11 left and threw another scoring pass to Davis in the first quarter.
(YAHOO!)
• US PresswireThe 49ers celebrate after rallying for a 36-32 win over the Saints in a NFC Divisional Playoff game.
(ESPN)
• Jim Harbaughs punch-you-in-the-mouth 49ers defeated Drew Brees and the Saints 36-32, scoring the final TD with nine seconds to play.
(USA Today)
• Considering the circumstances and the two fourth-quarter touchdown plays, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith played the best game of his career. However, he couldn't have done it without plays labled, "whack" and "bang.
(San Francisco Gate)
• With the sun disappearing and the potent New Orleans Saints vanquished at last, Alex Smith neither wept nor danced. He simply inhaled the moment as he perceived it to be, victory in the most spellbinding and consequential game of his life.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• Much was made of the acrimony the Saints might have produced in the 49ers preseason opener, when they blitzed 18 times, sacked Alex Smith six times and forced two fumbles.
(San Francisco Gate)
• The pregame ritual has become a fixture of this remarkable 49ers season. All-Pro linebacker Patrick Willis gathers teammates around him in a tight huddle and loudly whips them into a frenzy.
(Boston Herald)
• In 2009, Aldon Smith broke it, with 11 ½. In 2010, Justin Smith led the San Francisco 49ers in sacks, with eight and half. This season, Aldon Smith topped him again, with 14 — missing the N.F.L.'s rookie record by half a sack.
(New York Times)