December 23rd, 2011 
Jonathon Scruggs 
Posted in The spookiest week of football so far this season has the rankings in turmoil. Upsets, injuries and power outages have teams moving and shaking all over the board. As always if you think you can do better, leave your own rankings in the comments below. 1. New Orleans Saints (11-3). I struggled with this decision [...]
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San Francisco Lowers the Boom on the Steelers in 20-3 Win at Candlestick
The San Francisco 49ers needed little reason to get back to the basics on Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Losers of two of their last three, the Niners defense beat up Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers in a 20-3 win that puts them at 11-3 on the year. It was a gutsy effort for [...]
Rams Gab Previews Sunday’s Rams-Niners NFC West Battle
49er’s Frank Gore, the 5th ranked running back in the NFL, was asked how he felt about his upcoming game against the St Louis Rams (worst defense in the NFL). Instead of a verbal response, Frank fell on the ground and laughed like a little girl. He tried to get up a couple times, but [...]
Week 8: Cleveland Comes to Candlestick
With week 8 of the NFL season just a few days away, the San Francisco 49ers are preparing for the Cleveland Browns, a team they haven’t beaten since Cleveland came back into the league in 1999. The 49ers are coming off of their bye week, but prior to that won a huge game against then [...]
San Francisco Gives RB Gore a Three-Year Deal Worth $21 Million
The 49ers have made running back Frank Gore a very happy and very rich man, coming to terms with their workhorse back on a three-year deal that will play him $13.5 million in guaranteed money and $21 million overall. Gore was due to earn $4.9 million in 2011, the final season of his four-year, $27.577 [...]
NFL Sends Memo to Niners About Chatting About Free Agents
The NFL has sent the 49ers a memo asking them to not discuss their free agents during the lockout according to Eric Branch of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. In a press conference after the draft, new coach Jim Harbaugh said, on a number of occasions, that he thought QB Alex Smith would re-sign with [...]
Niners QB Smith still not sure if he will play in London Sunday vs Broncos
The Niners still don’t know if they will have their starting QB Sunday, as Alex Smith spent Monday morning at a hospital in London having his injured left shoulder examined. The leader of the 1-6 Niners was hurt on a third-quarter sack and had his non-throwing arm in a sling Monday afternoon. He is waiting [...]
Westbrook and the Eagles Rush Over the Falcons 27-14
It was a return home for star rookie Matt Ryan, who played his college ball at Boston College. In front of a number of family and friends though, it was the Eagles that made sure to fly high, sending Ryan and his Falcons to 4-3 after a 27-14 win to improve to 4-3 on the [...]
