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The 2011 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 62nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, and their first under head coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke. The 49ers rebounded from their disappointing 2010 season to end their streak of eight consecutive non-winning seasons.
^[a] The Saints acquired this first-round selection in exchange for its second-round selection (#56 overall) and a 2012 first-round selection. ^[b] The Saints acquired this third-round selection and a conditional 2012 sixth-round selection in a trade that sent OT Jammal Brown and a 2011 fifth-round selection (#155 overall) to the Washington Redskins.
On their final, desperation drive, Mayfield outran Nick Bosa on an all-or-nothing fourth-and-7 to complete a pass to White, and the Bucs rode multiple 49er penalties to the tying field goal.
The 49ers made the playoffs eight out of the next ten seasons and won three more Super Bowls in the 1980s, becoming the NFLs best dynasty of the decade. 49ers quarterback Joe Montana went on to gain a reputation for his last-minute heroics, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his first year of eligibility.
The New Orleans Saints were the first NFL team to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The San Francisco 49ers seem headed to the playoffs also, but their standing has slipped. The 49ers visit the ...
Also that game marked Drew Brees first Monday Night Football with the New Orleans Saints and the final MNF game for Michael Vick with the Atlanta Falcons. The October 23 game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys became the highest-rated program in the history of cable television, being watched by over 16 million people, also this ...
The 49ers should be able to dig themselves out of a 1-2 rut. But we witnessed Sunday that the 49ers are reeling from injuries – and maybe even a slight Super Bowl appearance hangover.
As with all sports leagues, there are several significant rivalries between teams and notable players in the National Football League (NFL). Rivalries are occasionally created due to a particular event that causes bad blood between teams, players, coaches, or owners, but for the most part, they arise simply due to the frequency with which some teams play each other and sometimes exist for ...