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This isn’t the most “timely” of blogs considering the fact that a full week of games has already passed since the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals a week and a half ago, but I thought I’d post some pictures from their game on Nov. 20th since I was out of town on vacation this past week. That day the 49ers controlled the game from start to finish, but my best image of the day came from the only score by the Cardinals midway through the fourth quarter. I originally was on the opposite side of the field as were most of the photographers who were trying to get some defensive shots of the 49ers. Once the Cardinals reached midfield I was debating whether or not to move to the other end of the field. The Cardinals had not scored all day so the storyline would be geared towards the 49ers defense, but at the same time I didn’t want to miss a big play since I knew the Cardinals were throwing the ball deep to get back into the game. I figured it was time to move and about 30 seconds after I made it down to the other end zone wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald made an amazing catch in the end zone. Sometimes it doesn’t work out that perfectly… but when it does it feels great. Looking forward to shooting the 49ers this weekend when they try and clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2002!

The 49ers had a big game this last Sunday against the New York Giants. While San Francisco has been on a roll this year, many experts still weren’t totally convinced by their success and predicted that the Giants would squash the 49ers on their home field. For much of the game… it was close. Let’s just say it was an “entertaining” battle of field goals between the teams… even though I know that usually doesn’t add up to exciting football. Eventually the battle of field goals ended and the 49ers got a couple of breaks and built a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter. At that point… I thought the game was over. But the Giants battled back… scoring a touchdown and then having a chance to tie the game within the closing minutes. They came extremely close to tying the game with just under two minutes remaining when Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw the ball deep down field to an open receiver, but Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham dropped the pass as it fell right between his hands. I’ve looked at other photographers pictures from the game and I think just about everyone there had a different angle of the play (… the play is the second photo from the bottom of the page). After that… the 49ers hung on and improved their record to 8-1 on the year… and I’m excited to see just how far they can go this year.