I'll agree that the 49ers played an excellent game, much better than I expected. I honestly hadn't bought into their offensive additions and thought they'd still have trouble moving the ball outside Frank Gore and Vernon Davis. But Alex Smith distributed the ball well, and Crabtree, Manningham, and Moss all made significant contributions. If they can continue playing on that level, I don't think anyone else in the NFC West can touch them.

The Razzie award for officiating so far has to go to the refs in the Seattle-Arizona game, who awarded the Seahawks a fourth timeout with thirty seconds left in the game. Luckily for the refs, it ended up not mattering.