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The Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers 42-13 on Sunday night to clinch a playoff spot. It was the third-straight high-scoring victory for Seattle.

The San Francisco 49ers sit alone atop the NFC West for now – hardly the kind of firm hold on the division they owned last October. Alex Smith threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Delanie Walker late in the third quarter and San Francisco held off the Seattle Seahawks 13-6 on Thursday night as the 49ers won their long-awaited division opener.

San Francisco's stingy defense denied Matthew Stafford another milestone, Vernon Davis caught touchdown passes of 21 and 23 yards from Alex Smith, and the 49ers beat the Detroit Lions 27-19 on Sunday night in a September showdown of NFC powers.

What a way to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of "The Catch." Joe Montana to Dwight Clark then. Alex Smith to Vernon Davis now. Smith completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Davis with 9 seconds left just after Drew Brees had put the high-powered Saints ahead, and resurgent San Francisco capitalized on five New Orleans turnovers for a thrilling 36-32 playoff victory Saturday.

Ben Roethlisberger threw a few extra passes in near darkness after the lights went out at Candlestick Park. The additional throws were all for naught. Big Ben never found his groove playing on a bum ankle - and the San Francisco 49ers' top-ranked defense wasn't about to let the most unique of home-field advantages get away in a 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.

Colts are left as the only winless team after losing to Saints while 49ers win their sixth in a row and Tony Romo leads Cowboys to a victory. Colts are left as the only winless team after losing to Saints while 49ers win their sixth in a row and Tony Romo leads Cowboys to a victory.

Oakland Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask came to the defense of the team's fans in the wake of violence at Saturday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers, calling the majority of Raider supporters "terrific people and terrific fans."

San Francisco police are investigating whether team rivalry was to blame for three violent incidents at a preseason game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.

Mike Singletary has been fired by the San Francisco 49ers after two disappointing seasons.

Vincent Jackson had a career-high three touchdown catches, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the third straight season and the San Diego Chargers beat Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 on Thursday night