“The 49ers’ magic-carpet ride to the Super Bowl hit some very bumpy air Sunday night over this lovely but menacing city, but the carpet survived, a bit tattered, and the crazy ride continues,” columnist Scott Ostler writes in The San Francisco Chronicle.
“The 49ers didn’t win this one (26-21) as much as they survived it, with an epic defensive stand inside the last two minutes.
“But a W is a W. Slice it and dice the situation any way you care to, the 49ers beat the Seahawks, in Seattle, under the hottest spotlight of the NFL season, in a game that meant oh so much.
Some will say the 49ers were lucky. But it wasn’t luck that tackled Seattle tight end Jacob Hollister six inches short of the goalline on the Seahawks’ last play. It was linebacker Dre Greenlaw. Meet the newest 49ers’ hero.
“The Seahawks put up a classic Rockyesque fight. That’s to their credit, not a mark against the 49ers.
“Now, as they say at the crowded deli: ‘Next!’”
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