Trending Now: Analysis: In a game from another century, the 49ers delivered a lesson to the new NFL
| The modern NFL is all about passing offenses and the impossibility of winning big without a franchise quarterback, but on Saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers showed that football is still a hitting game, columnist Sally Jenkins writes. The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers to advance to their second NFC title game in three years and proved themselves a team of serious substance and rare completeness. |
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| | | |  |  | | Must-read stories around major news events | | | Trending Now | Jan. 23, 10:05 a.m. EST | | | | | The modern NFL is all about passing offenses and the impossibility of winning big without a franchise quarterback, but on Saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers showed that football is still a hitting game, columnist Sally Jenkins writes. The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers to advance to their second NFC title game in three years and proved themselves a team of serious substance and rare completeness. | | | | | |
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