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I will say that this was an all around impressive win. Great contributions from some guys that have probably shown more potential than anything else -- and now they're actualizing it, which is what good coaching and schemes will let players do. Props to Alex Smith who was slinging it too -- some nice shots down the field (and some great grabs by Sims and Thomas in particular).

I think the Giants are also playing inspired ball these days, and so I think we'll need to basically win 3 of our 4 remaining games. SF and Seattle will be tough, but this weekend has shown that they're winnable. (And for as much as Shanahan, Reed, and TW might want to beat us, I'll bet Alex Smith has this one circled on his calendar too. Just like Bostic must have been thrilled to seal a win v. his old team yesterday.) And it's hard to imagine that Rivera doesn't want to stick it to Carolina. Lots of revenge potential in the next few weeks.

But all that aside, they have to take it one week at a time. They need to focus on what they're capable of and not worry about anyone else -- if this team plays with focus (and some swagger) like they did yesterday, they can beat anyone. It's a mark of a drastically improved team where the key to winning any given week is what you do and not what another team does to you.