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Sunday Divisional Round Game Threads

Found January 15, 2012 on Da' Bears Blog:
PLAYERS: Jim Harbaugh,  Vernon Davis,  Alex Smith
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers

Three things on yesterday’s football: Brilliant performance by Jim Harbaugh, Vernon Davis, Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers. Nobody, and I mean nobody, thought this team was going to beat the Saints in a game that saw both teams in the 30s. (I couldn’t find one game prediction on the internet that had the... Read more »
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