You have future Hall of Famer QB Drew Brees practically giving you the game scoring TD after TD late in the game. However, the 49'ers answered back. They won 36-32 thanks to a Saints defense that played terrible in the last 3:00 of the game. Despite 5 to's the Saints were in this thing, ready to face the winner of Giants/Green Bay game. But hold it, Alex Smith throws a couple of passes, and the offense burst a couple of long plays, a stout defense wouldn't have allowed. It's almost as if the Saint's Defense knew that Brees could score at anytime so it played soft, the time they could least afford to.Honestly, the Saints were the better team but they were outplayed by a courageous, tough San Francisco team coached by a firece head coach in Jim Harbaurgh. If Harbaugh played for the Bears they way he coaches, they would have made the playoffs with him. He really had his team fired up and playing on every play. The Saints took some plays off and it backfired ...
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