San Francisco’s Moral Victory? Five Ways 49ers’ Loss Proved They’re a Contender

It's one of the things a losing team likes to hear least.  "Today was a moral victory."  For a lot of athletes, they don't want to hear it.  There are no moral victories to them.  But as a sports fan, you believe in such things, often as a way to hold on to some sort of optimism that your team is about to turn a corner. 

After watching the Monday Night classic between the Saints and 49'ers, I firmly believe tonight's loss for San Francisco was indeed a moral victory.  Though they may be 0-2, the ridiculous squabbling over how they call their plays is now history.   The 31-6 drubbing last week at the hand of the Seattle Seahawks is now history.  Instead, the team can figure out how to win going forward.  

Most teams that ...

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