SAN FRANCISCO -- One season later, there was far less drama but the same result when the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions met in a rematch Sunday night at Candlestick Park. Quarterback Alex Smith threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, both to tight end Vernon Davis, leading the 49ers to a 27-19 victory. When the 49ers faced Detroit last year in Week 6, they had to come from behind for a 25-19 win in a game that's remembered most for an altercation between 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Lions coach Jim Schwartz after the final gun. Harbaugh gave Schwartz a hard handshake and a slap on the back that day, and Schwartz took exception. This time, the two coaches met on the field before the game for a friendly handshake and a brief chat. There were no postgame fireworks when they shook hands again. "I thought it was good," Harbaugh said. "It's just about this matchup, two good teams. That's the story, two good teams going at it early in the season.&q...
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PLAYERS:
Alex Smith,
Vernon Davis,
Jim Harbaugh,
Jim Schwartz,
Matthew Stafford,
Brandon Pettigrew,
Kyle Williams,
Frank Gore,
Michael Crabtree,
Calvin Johnson,
David Akers,
Jason Hanson,
Kevin Smith,
Joique Bell,
Mario Manningham,
John Wendling,
Cliff Avril,
Tahir Whitehead,
Kendall Hunter,
Kassim Osgood,
Dashon Goldson,
Drayton Florence,
Jacob Lacey,
Randy Moss,
Chris Houston,
Louis Delmas,
Erik Coleman,
A.J. Jenkins,
LaMichael James,
Ted Ginn Jr
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers
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