One more step closer

There was was pushing and shoving, there was some exchange of bad language, and there was definitely no love lost between the two teams that took the field Sunday afternoon at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. This game had been a topic of discussion since the moment the 49ers defeated the Packers in Green Bay last weekend. Both Carolinas and all of Northern California had been waiting a full week for what was expected to be a very defensive orientated game with the top two defenses in the League facing off against each other. For the San Francisco 49ers it was another road game, their 3rd in 3 weeks. But you know how it goes, nothing changed and as they had the past 7 weeks, they took care of business once again, punching their ticket to the home of the feared "12th man" at Century Link Field in Seattle. Almost every play in the game ended with a push, shove, bad word, or penalty. It definitely turned out to be a physical game just as many expected it to be but the 49ers were able to pull away relatively early in the 4th quarter. This came as a huge disappointment to Carolina fans who were poised to make a deep playoff run from a season which included an 8 game winning streak along with a number two seed in the playoffs. Oh well, better luck next year Cam. As for the niners, we are headed to Seattle, THE BIRD'S NEST.