What a game. This one reminded me of the good old days, when the Niners would go up against the supposed monsters of the East and butt heads with the ‘superior’ New York Giants, and beat them down. Well, these aren’t the finesse 49ers, and the Giants aren’t quite the Phil Simms/Bill Parcells teams of the 80s, but it was still an exciting, well-played taut, and crucial game fro the 49ers. They now can claim that they are a legit #2 seed in the NFC, and could very well get to the #1 if GB staggers. Unfrickingreal. Alex Smith had what looks to be his finest game as a 49er. He’s had a few of those this season, but this one especially was left to him to move the ball. The Giants came out determined to stop Gore at all costs, so naturally, the 49ers came out throwing. Halfway through the 2nd quarter, Smith had already connected with 7 different receivers (8 total), and if not for Ginn’s giveaway to close the 1st half, the game would have been a little farther out of reach, and Smith would have had another pick-free game.
Eli was pretty damn good himself, and the Niners didn’t get as much pressure as they usually do, but the Giants are a good team. Manning hit Manningham on some perfect passes, yet in the end, couldn’t overcome the Niners 2 4th quarter TDs sandwiched around Carols Rogers’ 2nd pick of the game. Chalk up another 4th quarter comeback for Alex. Chalk up another excellent game plan devised by Harbaugh, Roman, and Fangio. Chalk up another tough win against a top contender in the NFL.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the 49ers get the #1 nod in the power rankings. Even with a GB win over lowly Minnesota.
Forty Niners Forever 
More numbers:
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/48380/qbr-ranks-alex-smith-and-ginns-drop
These QBR/total QB rating things ain’t all that, but I guess you have to do some math to figure who’s doing what and how.
Smith’s take is fine with me. When asked how good this team is he said, “We’re 8-1. You’re as good as your record.”
Rodgers one week was 26 for 39 for 396 yards and 2 TD. His Total QBR was 82.1
Tebow was 4 for 10 for 79 yards and a TD He ran 6 times for 38 yards and a TD. His total QBR was 83.2
I think I’ll wait a bit before taking Total QBR seriously
And the Packers won, Denver lost
Well, Tebow was 2 of 8 for like 60 yards and had a QB rating of over 100 this week. WTF?
So, I guess Tebow’s 2 for 8, 79 yards with a TD was worth 97.5?
Well, I guess Tebow sucks dick for both ratings services.
Holy shit. I was kidding, but Tebow’s rating was 102.6. Fucking joke.
The piece I linked to was from Mike Florio. I’ll be honest, I’ve never even thought about Tebow’s total QBR or regular QRB until I saw that. I incorrectly assumed his rating sucked for both…
His QBR for the year is 81.7, which would be 17th among regulars if he had enough passing attempts to qualify, 29th among all who have played QB.
He’ll never have enough pass attempts. Even if he played 2 seasons . . .
i think we’ll beat baltimore
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