Most exciting 4 field goal game EVER!

Wow. I'm trying to remember the last time I enjoyed such a low-scoring game this much. I love a good pitchers' duel in baseball and this felt like that. The Vikings defense bounced back, while the 49ers defense finally showed up to play. Both offenses had plenty of opportunities but could not capitalize. There were two plays that were key to winning the game:

• Illegal block in the back on Travis Taylor to bring back Chester Taylor's 65 yard TD reception
• 1) The 49ers not being moved back 5 yards on the potential delay of game; 2)Joe Nedney drilling the 51 yard field goal after his previous make was whistled dead on that play
  

The Good

• Hats off to the defense. Chester Taylor had a solid first half, but the 2nd half saw the 49ers hold Taylor to 35 yards. Brad Johnson did finish 21 of 31 but that resulted in only 136 yards.
• Frank Gore falling down in bounds after the 11 yard run at the end of the game shows how smart he really is. So many players go for the extra yard, but Gore fell down even though he didn't have that big a game.
• Alex Smith didn't make any mistakes that really hurt. His interception was in Vikings territory and didn't turn into any points

The Bad

• After seeing the Patriots spread out their offense and torch the Vikings secondary, Mike Nolan did not seem to take advantage of that apparent weakness. I would have expected the offense to open things up a little more. However, they won and that's really all that matters.

The Future

• The 49ers face an explosive Lions offense next week at Ford Field. Roy Williams and Mike Furrey are thriving in the Mike Martz offense. Kevin Jones seems to finally be living up to his 1st round pick billing. Defensively they're not particularly good, which could mean we'll get the exact opposite of today: an ole-fashioned Wild West shootout. Until then, enjoy today's win!