When the Saints play the 49ers, it’s personal

Dec 3 2019 by Canal Street Chronicles

 

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...

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