The San Francisco 49ers get going later today against the New Orleans Saints. Obviously, we’ve covered a lot of ground, specifically the one time how a Saints game decided playoff positioning. Well, let’s forget about after-effects and let’s talk about the Vernon Post.
The 49ers were seeing an unanticipated resurgence under first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh. The team was not picked to win the NFC West, yet Harbaugh had locked up the No. 2 seed. The New Orleans Saints came to town in a game many thought the 49ers would lose. The 49ers went up early thanks to hard hits and some ill-advised Drew Brees interceptions, but the Saints came clawing back into it.