When its week 17, lets revisit this thread and see where the 49ers rank in the NFL on defense.
Fact: it was a divisional game on a short week. Sometimes divisional games get crazy (ie. Mia @ Buf last year).
The 49ers defense is and will be bad.
Keeping the Hawks from passing for 200 is like saying they kept us from passing for 200. Hardly an achievement.
That being said, i come away from yesterday's game with the following:
Its AMAZING what a great offensive mind can do to average Quarterbacks and offenses in general.
McVay and Shanahan were the real stars last night. Because of them, those franchises are headed in the right direction.