In their divisional round matchup with the rival Dallas Cowboys, the San Francisco 49ers were locked in an absolute slobber-knocker. Through almost three quarters of play, the 49ers and Cowboys’ fronts — on both sides of the ball — seemingly landed haymaker after haymaker on each other.
It’s no wonder this was a tight 9-9 affair as we neared the start of the fourth quarter. (Aside from Brett Maher’s miscues, that is.) This was going to be the kind of tense battle where all-worldly offensive skill players would have to make a heroic play to lift their respective teams.
