**the official 49ers thread**

[Pretty Boy1]

Why do they call themselves the '49ers'. Is there a story to it? Or did some dude back in the day just like the sound of it an decided to name a new football team that?

[Sheppirino]

Why do they call themselves the '49ers'. Is there a story to it? Or did some dude back in the day just like the sound of it an decided to name a new football team that?

Because of the 1849 San Francisco gold rush would be my best guess.

[Derranged]

Ravens choked.

[Underboss]

Because of the 1849 San Francisco gold rush would be my best guess.

This.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Rush_of_1849

The gold-seekers, called "forty-niners" (as a reference to 1849)

[Underboss]

Game is over.

Ravens win the game.

[Derranged]

Ravens got lucky

[Miburo]

Can anybody say "anticlimax"?

[Sweet Pea 50]

Congrats to the Ravens and their fans. Not happy about that end, but Niners gave up way to much in the first half of the game.

[_original_]

Great game, Niners didn't go down without a fight.

[WARQUEZ]

The refs gave them that game.