Running back Frank Gore thinks the scoreboard does not tell the whole story in the San Francisco 49ers' last-second loss Monday night to the New Orleans Saints.
"We whooped their behind up and down the field. They can’t stand up with us," Gore said after the loss in remarks available at Comcast SportsNet. "They’re a good team, but they couldn’t handle us out there. They couldn’t handle us."
There are some statistical defenses to Gore's line of reasoning here. For example, the Niners' defense held the Saints to 50 yards rushing all night, and the Niners' offense outgained the Saints' by 130 yards.
The phrase "whooped their behind" might be a little much. That's a term I'd personally use to describe a lopsided win, and probably not so much for a loss. To say "whooped their behind" after losing, you probably should add some screaming about the officiating to give your argument some credibility.
But credit is due to the 49ers here -- the 49ers took the defending Super Bowl champions to the brink. Well, 0:02 from the brink, at least.
While a currently winless record is tough to swallow, these 49ers play in the NFC West. The rest of the division got blown out this weekend by a combined score of 88-35.
A .500 record or better still might win this NFC West.
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Despite the loss, congratulations are still due to Frank Gore.
Niners Nation reports that last night Gore passed 49ers running back Joe Perry for most 100-yard rushing games as a 49er. That is a 49-year old record, people!
Joe Kukura is a freelance writer who thinks that Joe Perry was somebody who played in Aerosmith or Journey or something.
