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As someone who was at the 1981 NFC Championship game, and witnessed many a Niners game, that Saints game is probably the second biggest regular season win I can remember since the crazy 4 TD 4th Quarter comeback at Philadelphia. I think the Eagles led 28-10 after having sacked Montana like 8 times in the first half.

What made this game so amazing was its back 'n' forth nature and the Niners answering the Saints throughout the whole game. I had assumed the Niners would make a statement in that game.  They did, but I couldn't have been more wrong about how because my thinking was they would shut down the Saints with their terrific defense that hadn't allowed more than 26 points in a game all year. Oops.

What a bummer that Solomon Thomas' sack was snuffed out by Sherman holding on the Saints' final drive.  That might have been the game given the clock and timeout situation.  

Best missed tackle Fred Warner has ever had for sure. Was so glad he missed it and let Saints score because I felt with 3 TOs the Niners had a better chance to win by lining up a late FG than stopping the Saints from scoring a TD.  The Kittle catch and run is the stuff of legend.

Real time, I was also lamenting the fact that the RB who caught a swing pass (or ran a draw - can't remember now) on third and long on SF's penultimate possession failed to go down in-bounds, stopping the clock and allowing NO to preserve a timeout.  That turned out to be quite fortuitous for the 49ers.  And speaking of that, why in the world did New Orleans use its last timeout on the play after the run (right before the kneel down)?  I would have saved that timeout; forced the 'Niners to stop the clock; and then at least have something else to give the SF kicker to think about (i.e., are they going to call a TO before I kick this?).

I don't think it ultimately would have mattered, but still, if a coach's job is to give his team every little advantage . . .

[teejers1]

As someone who was at the 1981 NFC Championship game, and witnessed many a Niners game, that Saints game is probably the second biggest regular season win I can remember since the crazy 4 TD 4th Quarter comeback at Philadelphia. I think the Eagles led 28-10 after having sacked Montana like 8 times in the first half.

What made this game so amazing was its back 'n' forth nature and the Niners answering the Saints throughout the whole game. I had assumed the Niners would make a statement in that game.  They did, but I couldn't have been more wrong about how because my thinking was they would shut down the Saints with their terrific defense that hadn't allowed more than 26 points in a game all year. Oops.

What a bummer that Solomon Thomas' sack was snuffed out by Sherman holding on the Saints' final drive.  That might have been the game given the clock and timeout situation.  

Best missed tackle Fred Warner has ever had for sure. Was so glad he missed it and let Saints score because I felt with 3 TOs the Niners had a better chance to win by lining up a late FG than stopping the Saints from scoring a TD.  The Kittle catch and run is the stuff of legend.

Real time, I was also lamenting the fact that the RB who caught a swing pass (or ran a draw - can't remember now) on third and long on SF's penultimate possession failed to go down in-bounds, stopping the clock and allowing NO to preserve a timeout.  That turned out to be quite fortuitous for the 49ers.  And speaking of that, why in the world did New Orleans use its last timeout on the play after the run (right before the kneel down)?  I would have saved that timeout; forced the 'Niners to stop the clock; and then at least have something else to give the SF kicker to think about (i.e., are they going to call a TO before I kick this?).

I don't think it ultimately would have mattered, but still, if a coach's job is to give his team every little advantage . . .