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The San Francisco 49ers opened their 133 season with a mostly dominant defensive performance against the Seattle Seahawks.
Ray McDonald's performance that day six tackles, including three for losses, plus a sack served notice the team had made the right call in paying starter money to the former backup defensive lineman. McDonald finished the season with career highs for starts (15) and sacks (5.5). He forced two fumbles, both in the final five weeks of the season.
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Pete Prisco from CBSSports.com singled out McDonald as an undertheradar player to watch for the 49ers against New Orleans in the divisional playoff round Saturday. This is a good call among several possibilities. Cornerback Carlos Rogers and free safety Dashon Goldson aren't quite undertheradar players both are headed to the Pro Bowl but neither commands as much attention as established stars Patrick Willis or Justin Smith.
Rogers and Goldson showed a bigplay flair during the regular season. Rogers set a career singleseason high with six interceptions, only two fewer than he collected during six previous NFL seasons. Goldson's six interceptions were also a career high. He had five in four seasons previously.
K.C. Joyner, who made friends on the NFC West blog by calling them potential playoff pretenders two months ago, thinks the 49ers will have ample opportunities to force turnovers against the Saints. A little pressure from McDonald and friends would help Rogers,Cheap Walter Payton Jersey, Goldson and the secondary, of course.
Joyner, writing for Insider subscribers , cites evidence suggesting Drew Brees' willingness to take chances could cost him against the 49ers' defense. Counter to intuition,Kenny Stabler throwback Jersey, he says the 49ers might be best served getting into a higherscoring game with New Orleans.
Joyner notes that the 49ers scored at least 20 points in every home game this season. He says the Saints usually gave up that many or more on the road, and turnovers have often played a role. Brees has a 725 starting record when the Saints give up at least 20 points and lose the turnover battle. San Francisco tied an NFL record with only 10 turnovers this season.
I was also interested in a historical reference Joyner made in tying the Saints to other teams that set offensive records during the regular season. They run counter to the idea that New Orleans would automatically benefit from a wideopen game.
The postseason is here. Check out our playoff pages and stay tuned to the NFL Nation blog for all your postseason coverage. Road to Indy
• Playoff page: DenverNew England
• Playoff page: HoustonBaltimore
• Playoff page: New OrleansS.F.
• Playoff page: N.Y. GiantsGreen Bay
• Postseason schedule: Divisional round
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