NFC runner up or not, they proved twice not to be anywhere near the 49ers level. The gap between these two teams is enormous and not likely to be overcome next year. To be clear, this game was not even as close at the 17 point deficit would indicate. Jimmy G through 8 passes tonight. 8. We knew they were going to run the ball on every play and we simply could not do anything to stop it. They simply imposed their will on us. It was like watching a high school game in which the two schools are simply on different levels. Again, if the game was closer, the 49ers did have weapons in Kittle, Sanders, and Samuel that could have likely been big factors in the game. They were not factors because they simply did not need them.