niners WIN

 

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what a game! in the second half, i was ready for them to lose to save themselves from another fight saturday with the seahawks. kittle was out.  trent williams was out early in the first. upton stout was out in the third. ricky pearsall also exited briefly in the first. honestly, just wanted the team to come out with minimal injuries.

the game was a shoot out with touchdown after touchdown. the early pick six was rough and it would haunt us.  it felt like the previous colts game where traded touchdowns but last night it continued to the final minutes.  i was impressed by our young defense to close out the bears, who are known to come from behind in the final seconds. we were able to shut them down. 

looking to saturday, it will be another tough defense but with our red hot offense is it enough? it's funny the niners made the super bowl with some of our strongest defensive groups and loss. i've always favored defense over offense but if we keep putting up these numbers this might be the path to the lombardi?  i'm thinking to far ahead though.  we won't have bosa or warner, like we did when we beat them early in the season. kittle left early that game and jake tonges caught the winning touchdown. we also still had jake moody as our kicker back when. we are different teams.  i would argue better offense, but a heavily short strung defense. this defense has done wonders despite its handicaps. fred warner was on the field for the final minutes and gave the defense a pregame speech.  he will likely do soon saturday too.  there's rumblings that he might be available if the niners make a late playoff run.  that's something to play for the captain.

warrior woes

 

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it's been a season that's feeling much like last year.  hovering in and around 500.  clutched games squandered except for last night.  i watched thursday's heartbreaker and was generally happy with the effort.  podz has been getting a lot of hate from dub nation but its really looking like he has been turning it around.  less turnovers and better decision-making on the court.  jimmy butler has looked more aggressive as steph's production has been lower. de'anthony melton has looked meh and after the folks were saying he is carefully and doesn't turnover the much.  he looked like he was failing and I was shaking my head as he was in the final minutes. but rook will richard has looked great, with a great attitude coming off the bench after a several DNPs. i will say our b team is better than your's.  i know kerr continues to audition the starting line-up and this is probably why we have been inconsistent. i'm hoping something clicks soon because we NEED some continuity. 

niners win

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again living on the east coast without nfl ticket, i had to gamecast this game.  what i literally read was that we were coming off a bye week and the defense needed to improve for next week. giving up 24 points to the 2-12 titans. happy to see that the offense was clicking but still we are playing a way below 500 team. i was score watching our division rivals where the colts missed upsetting the seahawks, and the lions blew a double digit lead at halftime to the rams.  i was hoping jared goff would have a big night back in la, but it came up short. we play the colts next week, who are fighting to stay in the playoff hunt. wish took care of the seahawks but next week will be a good test and hoping the niners tune up. 

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blood orange kicks off six-night run in brooklyn

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niners win

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i didn't watch this game because they weren't airing it on the east coast so i had to follow the score. it sounded windy and wild. a bonked field goal, lots of incompletes by the browns, and win for the boys. now a much deserved bye week an rest.  also. the rams lost to the panthers and with years past the nfc west is as competitive as ever.

 

niners win!

 

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faithful this was an ugly game. brock's three interceptions in the first half had me wondering if mac jones should come in. we won but its still very unsettling.  luckily our schedule looks manageable and a bye week is sights. the game felt like that shot jauan jennings took below the belt from trevon moerig summed up the night.