I still give the Defense the MVP, because of their age. Also, and there is no way, of course, to prove this, but emotion and momentum are key in football, so the 40 minute break that the 49ers received was a gift to them and not to Baltimore. It broke the Raven’s momentum and it gave time to the 49ers after they had just been shocked and were out preparing to receive a standing 8 count.
I have no design on under-rating what Flacco did. He play an excellent football game. His receivers were making some stellar catches as well, so I have no problem with him getting the MVP.
However, the defense over-performed for a bunch of old guys.
Maybe they should get the Geritol MVP Award.
The power outage was the miracle that the Niners needed to get back into the game.
Without that break in momentum, the game was a route.
Flacco had all of his TDs in the first half. John Harbaugh got a little passive thinking he could salt the game away by running into the teeth of the 49er Run Defense...wrong move.
Should have stayed with the short passing game.
Nonetheless great finish and the veteran Raven Defense came up big like they have most of the year.