Justin Smith

Justin Smith

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  49ers boast one of best linebacking corps around

  This week in the Big Easy, NaVorro Bowman plans to finally make good on the steak dinner he owes pal Patrick Willis. Bowman is only a couple of months ... 

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  Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting 'D' to Super Bowl

  It was as if linebacker Ray Lewis, safety Bernard Pollard and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens' defense set out to provide a quarter-by-quarter ... 

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  49ers rally past Falcons 28-24 in NFC title game

  The loss stuck with them for a year, pushing the San Francisco 49ers in everything they did. They didn't want to feel that way again. Not to worry. 

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  No fear of wild-card round in NFL

  NFL teams have no fear of playing in the wild-card round. Recent history shows the playoff bye isn't such a big deal anymore. In six of the last seven ... 

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  Seahawks roll past 49ers in noisy Seattle 42-13

  Red Bryant remembers the early years of his career, when the Seattle Seahawks struggled to win only four and five games in his first two seasons.