San Francisco clinches NFC West with 26-0 shutout of St. Louis
SAN FRANCISCO — Vernon Davis pulled on a black "NFC West champions" hat to dress up his suit and tie for a snazzy night on the town with some San Francisco offensive teammates. They were off for a celebratory steak dinner at one of the city's hot spots.
This meal — for Davis, Frank Gore, Alex Smith and many others — has been years in the making. Seven, to be exact, for Gore and Smith, and six for Davis. Star linebacker Patrick Willis, he's been waiting five.
The 49ers trounced the beat-up St. Louis Rams 26-0 on Sunday to become the NFL's second team to secure a playoff berth behind unbeaten defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay.
The 49ers are NFC West champs and back in the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
"We want to make it to the championship. It's something we've been wanting for a long time," Davis said. "This is the reason why I'm here. It means a lot to me."
Coach Jim Harbaugh delivered exactly what the 49ers hired him for back in January: immediate success, a major transformation in a matter of months. So much for the lockout slowing him down.
Gore helped run San Francisco (10-2) right into the postseason, becoming the 49ers' career rushing leader by passing late Hall of Famer Joe Perry and finishing with 73 yards. Gore ran for 2 yards early in the second quarter to give him 7,345 career yards rushing, moving him past Perry (7,344) for most in franchise history.
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• Already missing starting quarterback Jay Cutler , the Chicago Bears lost their running back. Matt Forte walked gingerly into the tunnel with a sprained right knee in the first quarter of a 10-3 loss to Kansas City. "It's not a good feeling when you see your star tailback go down with a knee injury," coach Lovie Smith said. "Part of the game. We'll just keep our fingers crossed and hopefully it's not that serious.
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