San Francisco 49ers: Why Week One Victory Makes Niners Look Scary Good

If your generic bandwagon sports fan asked your typical die-hard follower of the NFL the following question: "What matchups are the hardest for a NFL team to win?"  The answer would probably include at least one of the following: road game in a loud stadium, inter-divisional game, and a game against the defending conference champions. Well, the 49ers opening win on Sunday was on the road, in a loud stadium and against the defending NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals.  Now, considering that the overwhelming majority of NFL analysts on all marquee media outlets still underrate the 49ers, you would think their "upset" over Arizona would have been all over SportsCenter. But then again, even with an upset, we all know about ESPN's east coast bias probably getting in the way.  After all, the Patriots and Bills play on "Monday Night Football" tonight, and that game is what ESPN will be focusing on all day long. However, it is pretty safe to say ...