Saints fans remember the 2011 Divisional playoff game against the 49ers for different reasons. It remains my biggest reason for abandoning any lingering nostalgia for the team I grew up supporting.
Full disclaimer: I am a fifth generation San Franciscan. There are photos of me as a child, dressed as Joe Montana. I have a mini football signed by Ronnie Lott.
One of my father’s patients was the equipment manager of the 49ers throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and he once let me try on...