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...much more than they had before, and play resumed over the weekend. With the regular 16-game season trimmed to nine, a postseason Super Bowl tournament was devised in fairness to all 28 teams, but particularly to those with 0-and-2 records (including the world champion San Francisco 49ers). After only twelve teams are eliminated, eight entries from each of the two conferences will begin playing off Jan. 8 for the Super Bowl Jan. 30. The only unknowns were the physical condition of the players and the emotional state of the fans...
...Nobody's excited with the contract we ended up with," said 49ers Player Rep Keith Fahnhorst, "but everybody's excited to get back to work." Though many players never stopped working out, Chicago Bears Safety Doug Plank noted, "it's one thing to be in running shape, and another to be in collision shape...
...49ers 31, Cardinals...
...Francisco 49ers, who ousted those same Giants by those same two touchdowns, and went on to win the Super Bowl, were acclaimed for the passing offense Coach Bill Walsh created and quarterback Joe Montana ran to a "T." Fact of the matter is, the 'Niners had played an almost identical offense to the tune of a 4-12 record only one season before. They came out of nowhere to win it all because of three things: a maniacal pass rusher they stole from San Diego, an Ironman middle linebacker they wangled out of the Rams; and three rookie defensive backs...
...49ers have struck gold in Joe Montana...