game 14 - Steelers vs. 49ers

Good game. A win. Yes, a great game!

The blackout? I'm just glad that the crowd remained calm amidst what could have led to some very fearful thoughts, especially in today's climate. Kudos to the people who worked to get it all working again, and the game fully played. Thank goodness nobody got hurt, particularly during the original outage... it looked like quite a jolt of electricity preceded the stadium going dark.

There was much to like for 49ers fans in last night's game: the non-paralleled kicking game; the offensive line's performance against the vaunted Pittsburgh defense; efficiency by the offense, including some nice scores in the RED-zone!; and another shutdown game by the record-setting 49er defense.

And the first name that comes to mind? His name is Smith. A. Smith. Okay, Aldon Smith. I remember back to the lead-up to this year's draft. If the 49ers missed out on CB Patrick Peterson, then they should select the next most highly touted cornerback, Prince Amukamara. Fans really, really wanted Peterson, who's turned out very, very good. And if the Niners hadn't played so hard to actually WIN at the end of the season, they might have picked before the Arizona Cardinals and had a chance to draft him before they did.

Well, the 49ers ended up picking Aldon Smith instead, to bolster their pass rush. Working out pretty good, isn't it? The team has needed his abilities and production rushing the passer more than what they would have gotten in coverage. Smith's got the most sacks ever by a 49er rookie. And there are still two games to play. He may well end up breaking the NFL rookie sack record. And he's doing much more than producing sacks. He's creating turnovers and generating overall havoc too. He's the Cobra!