Saints vs. 49ers: 5 Factors That Add Up to a San Francisco Victory

This is a game where it appears that the 49ers are overmatched. But the longer I look at it, the more I come to believe that this is a game in which the competitiveness of Jim Harbaugh will come to full bloom.

The Saints, averaging 569 yards of offense in their last three games, have been scary good of late. Quarterback Drew Brees set the all-time mark for passing yards in a season and the weapons — Jimmy Graham, Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas — are plentiful. This is a team that can score and score often. “Fast-break football,” it’s called.

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