I came into this game as a fan hoping for a win, logically thinking perfect letdown spot with all sorts of incentive for the 9ers to give it everything and play like it was their biggest game of the year...just felt like a day that was gonna end in a loss so that the hawks didn't play particularly inspired and had the bonehead penalties and gave up the big play when they seemed to be immune to giving up those huge daggers all year, despite all that... the 9ers barely squeak that one out...I'm even more wildly optimistic for the long run... I walk away from this game believing honestly that the worlds need to align for the 9ers to beat the hawks when it matters and the hawks just need to be better than average for what they're capable of which they weren't today, and they run away with that game. It's a loss and I own it but if there is solace in a loss it's that even when we're bad, we're just barely worse than the 9ers playing well. I will say that amongst my hawk brethren but outside these walls it's just congrats 9ers, I'm gonna talk some trash post superbowl win, til then mouth shut.