The 49ers lost their last game at the National Football League Championship.
It was a great game. It went to 10 minutes in overtime. A single kick between the goal posts sent the New York Giants to the superbowl and the 49ers home for the rest of the year.
It was a cold and rainy afternoon in San Francisco. I thought that I was pretty happy that I wasn't covering the game for the San Joaquin Sporting News. We used to cover games like this. It was nice to sit at home and go the bathroom without waiting in line. It was also great to see closeups of the play and rewinds of the questionable calls.
The 49ers were better this year than anyone had the right to expect. The 5 superbowl victories in the past were from a different era. They were from an era where "parity" was not considered. In this season any NFL team could beat any other team because of this parity. Players had a salary cap. There are "Franchise" players but most can move within 3 years to another team that will use their cap money to get players they need in the positions that they feel they are weak.
It will be interesting to see what will be the result of the latest negotiations of the contract.
So those 49ers fans will not see their team in the superbowl. Next year they all say. I hope so. Its been a good season. Our quarterback and the coaching staff seem pretty darn good.
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