In Sunday’s electric matchup, San Francisco and New Orleans showed the extra gears
that other teams in the NFC haven’t been able to match. Those largely come from the
guys calling the plays—and the ones under center.
By Robert Mays | The Ringer
It’s usually easy to see an epic shoot-out coming in the NFL. When the Rams and Chiefs squared off last November, no one was shocked as the two best offenses in the league put up a combined 105 points and more than 1,000 total yards. Sunday’s clash between the Saints and 49ers, though, wasn’t billed as that sort of high-scoring affair. Both teams entered Week 14 at 10-2, but their dominance had come from having two of the most well-rounded rosters in football. With two of the league’s top-seven defenses by Football Outsiders’ DVOA sharing the field, the Vegas over/under line settled around 44.5 points. Well, so much for that. The Niners and Saints each shattered that number on their own on Sunday in San Francisco’s 48-46 win, and in the process, both teams showed that they may have a gear the rest of the NFC just can’t reach.
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