People who know me know that I am a huge San Francisco 49er fan.
If I was being honest I cannot say I always have been. Because I was born at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, I assumed at a young at that I had to be a Denver Bronco fan.
This changed on January 22, 1989, Superbowl XXIII, when I saw Joe Montana lead the Niners to a victory of the Cincinnati Bengals. More specifically the moment Montana hit John Taylor in the end zone with 34 seconds still on the clock to take the game winning lead. I thought that was the most incredible thing I had ever seen (as far as football went, baseball is a whole other story) and as of this year I have been rooting on “my Niners” for 20 years.
This year’s schedule was recently released:
Sept 13 @ Arizona
Sept 20 vs. Seattle
Sept 27 @ Minnesota
Oct 4 vs. St. Louis
Oct. 11 vs. Atlanta
Oct. 18 BYE week
Oct 25 @ Houston
Nov 1 @ Indianapolis
Nov 8 vs. Tennessee
Nov 12 vs. Chicago (a Thursday night game)
Nov 22 @ Green Bay
Nov 29 vs. Jacksonville
Dec 6 @ Seattle
Dec 14 vs. Arizona (a Monday night game)
Dec 20 @ Philadelphia
Dec 27 vs. Detroit
Jan 3 @ St. Louis
RED = 2008 Losing Record
GREEN = 2008 Winning Record
BOLD = Finished 8-8
Underlined = A playoff team
This should be a tough first half of the year, but the second half could see the Niners making a playoff push. They finished last year at 7-9, and I have to believe that this year should see them finish at least 8-8. If some aspects of their game find themselves just “clicking”, like it can sometimes happen for a team, they may actually take a game or two and make the playoffs. It would be nice to see them play an extra game this season.
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