Double K’s Greatest Games Never Played: 02’ San Francisco 49ers vs. 02’ Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl…

Game #10 – 02’ San Francisco 49ers vs. 02’ Oakland Raiders

02’ San Francisco 49ers (W/L: 10-6 (1^st NFCW), Finish: Lost in Divisional Round to TB 31-6, HC: Steve Marriucci): In what was the final year that the 49ers were relevant in the playoff hunt. This is a year with a team that was poised to explode, led by former arena league QB Jeff Garcia and former star RB Garrison Hearst and emerging diva WR Terrell Owens and they came into the playoffs playing hot and managed to make a 25 point deficit disappear in a game against the Giants. They came into Tampa Bay expecting to perform well and potentially get back to another NFC Championship game. But Tampa had other ideas as they got beat up bad in the confines of Raymond James stadium.  The final score was 31-6 but let’s say that the 49ers made it past TB and through the championship game and back to their 6^th SB…

Game #10 – 02’ San Francisco 49ers vs. 02’ Oakland Raiders

02’ Oakland Raiders (W/L: 11-5 (1^st AFCW), Finish: Lost to TB in SB 37 48-21, HC: Bill Callahan): The Raiders on the other hand were solid and actually reached the Super Bowl in Jan of 03’ Only to be destroyed by the same team that beat up the 49ers in the Buccaneers. They were led by former Raiders HC John Gruden and there is still speculation that Callahan allowed the Raiders to be beat. By not changing the offensive or defensive game plan going into SB 37 the Buc’s were able to know what was coming and do what it took to stop it. But in our universe they didn’t face the Buc’s they faced the 49ers and the result was a little bit different…

Synopsis: Raiders 28, 49ers 21: In this universe the 49ers and Raiders met in SB 37 and the result was a little bit different. As much as love the 49ers and wish that this is would have been number six for them. But alas the Raiders of this year were really good a reinvigorated Rich Gannon and the amazing HOF WR team of Jerry Rice and Tim Brown backed up by talented RB Charlie Garner. The combination of this and possibly one of the best NFL backfields (Woodson, Woodson and Buchanon). I just think that the 49ers offense would have been suffocated by a much stronger Raiders defense and though they would be competitive the 49ers would end up taking their 1^st SB loss to their cross-town rivals…

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