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NFL Analysis: Seattle’s Big Win More About Sloppiness

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I don’t want to take anything away from the Seattle Seahawks. Their 29-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers was a big statement win , after the Niners had played so well in a Week 1 win over the Green Bay Packers. And beyond all the “statement” stuff that doesn’t mean much in Week 2, the Seahawks’ win had a big practical effect, in giving them the early lead in a division race that may settle homefield advantage in the NFC playoffs and ultimately who wins the Super Bowl.

NFL Analysis: Green Bay & San Francisco Set The Bar High

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If you’re a part of the conventional wisdom that sees Green Bay-San Francisco as a logical—even likely—matchup in this coming January’s NFC Championship Game, then nothing happened on Sunday afternoon to change your mind. The 49ers held serve at home with a 34-28 win over the Packers, but both teams set a high bar for any challengers to come after.

NFL Analysis: The Niners Try And Climb The Last Step

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The San Francisco 49ers come into a season looking for redemption off of heartbreak for the second year in a row. In 2011, they lost a gutwrenching NFC Championship Game to the New York Giants. Last year they lost the Super Bowl to the Baltimore Ravens when they were stopped three times inside the 5-yard-line. There’s only one way to keep moving forward and it’s to win it all. Today’s NFL analysis measures the Niners against that very high bar.