Falcons have to beat the saints when they play them if they want a good shot at winning the division now.
More importantly though, how about those 49ers. If you had told me at the beginning of the season that we would be 4-1 going into week 6 and the least impressive win on the resume was Philadelphia I probably wouldn't have believed you. We beat cinci on the road, a team that is now 3-2 and has beat some impressive opponents like the bills. We also beat the seahawks who are 2-3 and had an impressive road win vs the giants this week and almost upset the falcons last week. And we not only beat, but humiliated tampa 48-3 after they shut us out 21-0 at home last time we played them. Oh and our only loss was to a cowboys team that we had a double digit lead on in the 4th quarter.
Im still not 100% sold on Alex Smith as a QB. He is undoubtedly less polished than the elite QB's in the league. But he is making clutch plays and not turning the ball over. Harbaugh has created a system where he can succeed and letting our defense keep us in games. The 49er run defnse is amazing by the way, Patrick Willis might be the most valuable defensive player in the league this year. If you play the 49ers you better have a plan other than running the ball up the middle.
Give Harbaugh an elite passing QB and a few more years running this team in our division that is very winnable and we could see the 49ers mentioned amongst the powerhouse teams in the NFL.
