S.F. Forty-Niners get the NUMBER ONE SEED! Home Field through the playoffs!

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9'ers won
Eagles lost

Awesome !!




San Francisco is officially the cream of the crop in the NFC.

The 49ers clinched their conference's No. 1 seed on Sunday following their 27-10 win over the Commanders and the Eagles' 35-31 upset loss to the Cardinals, assuring themselves a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout their hopeful journey to Super Bowl LVIII.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan's squad locked up the all-important seed two weeks after sewing up the NFC West and three weeks after becoming the first team in the league to punch a playoff ticket.

The wave of success has been earned on both sides of the ball.

Brock Purdy has proven a perfect fit for Shanahan's system and, buoyed by a stellar supporting cast of Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, delivered a tremendous second season under center.

Christian McCaffrey has perhaps been even better as the NFL's foremost difference-maker at running back.

And the defense behind Nick Bosa and Fred Warner finds itself as a top-three scoring unit for the second straight year.

[Auggie]

1. And Purdy set a new franchise record for passing yards

… held by Jeff Garcia.

49ers can rest a bunch of starters against the Rams next week too.

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2. Alway my fav team. I'm from the SF Bay Area.

[Auggie]

3. +1. I moved to SF the same year Walsh was named head coach ...

and Montana was drafted. What a ride!

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4. It has been good, but Ravens are scary good. nt

[calguy]

8. I've been a Niner fan since the John Brodie days...

But I was more of a Raider fan in the '70's when Madden and Stabler had their hey days.
I divorced myself from the Raiders when they announced their move to LA, and pledged my full allegiance to Niners ever since.
I lived in Stockton at the time, and used to take my son up to their training camp every summer at Foothill College, I believe it was? It was near Sacramento, I remember that.

Can't wait for a rematch with the Ravens in the Super Bowl.

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9. Sierra College in Rocklin. nt

[calguy]

12. Thank you

It's been so long ago. I forgot the name of the school, and was too lazy to Google it.

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13. I didn't Google it I was just kind of picturing George Seifert there with his goofy hat on.

and it came right to me.

[Upthevibe]

5. TeamProg.......

GO NINER'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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6. Amazing!

[usonian]

7. I moved to Redwood City in 1980, about when this rookie Jerry Rice showed up.

I’ve watched or listened to every game since.

Practice facility was a few blocks away.



YOU GOT IT, MIKE!!

[Auggie]

10. Rice was drafted in 1985

In the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft, Dallas had the No. 17 selection and San Francisco, as Super Bowl champion from the previous season, had the last. 49ers coach Bill Walsh sought Rice after seeing television highlights of his college performances.

Walsh "saw the deep-threat the 49ers lacked ... a player who could break open a game with one play." The 49ers traded their first, second, and third-round picks for the New England Patriots' first and third-round picks. The 49ers had the No. 16 selection overall and drafted Rice before the Cowboys had a chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Rice

[usonian]

11. Only a few years off!

Time’s but the stream I go a’fishing in. ….. Thoreau