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Fate found Kyle Williams -- twice -- on Sunday, and nobody will ever forget it. In 20 years, 30 years, maybe 100 years, he will still be synonymous with this game, those lost moments, and this crushing 49ers defeat. It's not going away. The question now: How do Williams and the 49ers handle it in the wake of the 20-17 overtime loss to the Giants in the NFC Championship game? On Sunday night, they did their very best -- and this is a strong team, with strong ties. So the 49ers did very well, even as that locker room sighed and staggered under the weight of this loss. "You hate to be the last guy that had the ball, to give it up that way in that fashion and to lose a game of this...
Another day, another fine football coach gazing at skid marks left by the machine that is Jim Harbaugh. Harbaugh is the abrasive coach outsiders love to hate, and on Sunday his act and his 49ers drew rave reviews on... more »
MINNEAPOLIS — The 49ers built themselves into Super Bowl contenders early last season by winning on the road and doing so in comeback fashion. They lost that knack Sunday. Needing to overcome a 17-3 halftime deficit,... more »
Whether by necessity or design, the 49ers have been using Randy Moss very sparingly so far. So far he has been an efficient, if underutilized, receiver on a team that prefers to run the ball. Randy Moss on Sunday will make his... more »
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