Be still my heart. Coming down to the wire here. The Niners, looking to keep the quest for 6 alive, have looked unbeatable and unwatchable like clockwork. Every 3 weeks they lay a fresh turd after coing up roses for 2 weeks. Inconsistency is their only constant. The D has been dominating until it hasn’t. The offense has been record-breaking and TV-breaking. The run game is here and gone. The passing game remains an enigma no matter who is behind center.
Green Bay on the other hand seems to be riding the wave of solid football, going 10-2 in their last 12 games after a 2-3 start. They appear to be peaking at the right time despite their loss to Minn on the road to knock them out of the 2 seed. Aaron Rodgers is Aaron Rodgers. Outlandish numbers (4,295 / 39 / 8), and some of his throws last weekend were flat crazy. Throwing lasers on the run for 35 yards, the usual. They even seems to have discovered a diamond in the parking lot with the addition of RB DuJuan Harris.
Still, GB has a defense that really isn’t all that impressive. They give up yards in the air and they give up yards on the ground. Their WRs are banged up, and they give up a lot of sacks. The Niners at least got the break they needed. They were pretty gassed after that marathon NE game, and staggered down the stretch. The effectiveness of Justin Smith remains a question, and the run game is something that needs to get going early to provide a lift to the play-action passing game.
But still and all, I like the Niners chances. I think the Niners can get to Rodgers with their base pass rush. Disguise a blitz here and there to force a turnover or 2. I think the offense should be able to get the job done vs Green Bay’s D.
Forty Niners Forever 
Flavor and 12th man are the only 2 guys calling fer Baltimore to beat the Bronks
Phil, how are you set for internet coverage of our game tonight? Hopefully no interruptions. My friend, I’d hate for you to have to rely on my play-by-play should you be SOL. By game time, I’m likely to be SOL myself — Soaked On Liquor
It’s okay at the moment Del but it’s only 6:25am. Niners game still long ways away so more people will be back from church and awake in general. I’ll switch computers to try to keep the audio going but the NFL website will have the plays and I can always post here.
Phil– I loath Denver. In college, my roommate was Scott Lamm–His dad was governor of Colorado for like a decade. Scott bled Colorado…whatever fucking main color they are. And he was a die hard Bronco fan. Anyway, the shit he and I talked back and forth to each other leading up to the Niner/Bronco super bowl should have been taped–it was epic and would have gone viral on youtube had there been a youtube at the time.
Anyway, after we destroyed them he talked even MORE shit in the following seasons. I had to eat shit when Elway won the SB, I was even sitting next to Scott when the clock ticked down. Hated that.
Scott is a fantastic dude, still one of my main men but his constant, on-going shit talking in favor of the Denver Broncos made me hate them for eternity……
And then Denny starts up again with his Peyton Manning shit. 🙂
Lemme tell ya, Scott was a lot more clever than Denny in his shit talking but the frequency was damn near the same. Try living with that shit for a couple of years.
I HATE the Denver Broncos!
Makes perfect sense to me. Hell I’ve hated them since the f-ing snowball game when I think Wersching was kicking. The bastards…
…and that’s just da fans
Clever shit talking? You should be banned from any type of talking — you chose Alex Smith > Peyton Manning. Your blog privileges should be revoked retroactively.
All it tooks for me was 3 years living in Colo.
Yup
Flacco started out hot but he’s now missing. The last time someone called themselves elite was when Eli did it and the Giants won the Super Bowl. Now Flacco calls himself elite, starts hot but is cooling off – missing his last two deep throws. If I was John Fox, I’d tell Del Rio to give Champ help over the top whether he wants it or not. Then I’d tell my linebackers they aren’t getting any help with Ray Rice. But really, do we believe Flacco is elite? I don’t. And just as I write that Peyton throws a dime to Moreno. Peyton’s on. Flacco’s the middle of an identity crisis.
Phil, et al, good article from Daniel Brown on “Harbaugh’s Gamble.”
http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_22352465/will-jim-harbaughs-big-quarterback-gamble-pay-off
Another picture-perfect throw by Peyton Manning. TD Broncos! Did we sign that guy yet?
Your drug-addled one-track brain cell doesn’t understand that it was Peyton’s choice. Not the Niners’.
Terrible pass by Flacco there. Missed another open guy.
No but I hear they have an opening for waterboy. Any volunteers?
Sam Cooke punts the blues . . .
Chuck picked both the Raiders to win the AFC West and wanted Alex Smith > Peyton Manning. Even Jay Trotter couldn’t hit that Daily Double.
After the slow start Bronks are wearing the Birds down: 14-6 1st downs. 217-144 total yds. TOP = 15:34-11:37
Flacco is even with Pencil Neck in yardage and TDs
Matt Prater just did his best R.A. Dickey impersonation. That was one helluva knuckleball.
How do you not see that Champ Bailey needs help over the top? Ego. Del Rio can’t tell Champ he needs help. When Flacco makes you look bad, you know you need help.
You know it’s bad when…Alex Smith is looking at Champ Bailey and thinking do himself…”He sucks worse than I do.”
If ya don’t get the water boy job with the Bronks maybe you can grab the mascot spot?
He already is half the Devner mascot. He’s the horse’s ass.
Shoe in then
Torrey Smith is givin’ it to Champ Bailey. If the Broncos lose (which they won’t) the only reason will be because John Fox and Jack Del Rio didn’t get Bailey help over the top. That’s the only thing the Ravens can do offensively. Take that away from them…. Jesus.
How long has Bailey been playing? Seems like forever. He’s gotta be slowing down
Great play by Smith there. Bailey looks like he’s met his match. Flacco hits a couple others where Bailey was toast, and this game’s 28-21.
Better make some adjustments at the half or Flavor and Man are gonna look like geniuses and the rest of us like chumps…
Don;t get me wrong, Phil. I hate Denver with a passion. I’d love to see them lose badly. I just don’t think it will happen. Granted, it’s a better chance now that it was at the start.
All about adjustments now. Got to see if Denver gives Bailey help over the top.
Remember the snowball game? When was that? Start of my loathing of da Bronks
Absolutely brutal coverage there. Again.
Wow how’s that a start to the 2nd half.Trenton Holliday coast to coast on a beautiful KO return!
13sec later the Broncos back on top…
Regardless of who you’re rooting for, one thing is undeniable — this is one helluva exciting game. 100x better than anything we saw in the Wild Card round. Even RG I Knee, finds it compelling.
Yes you got that right. But most of us are holding our noses and going with da Bronks. Flaccos having a rough patch…
Butt ugly drive right here
PI on the guy who beat the murder rap. Bout time that fucker got convicted of sumthin.
Jesus H. Christ., another flag. This officiating crew if more flag happy than rednecks flying the Confederate Flag on the back of their pickup trucks.