American Football Spectacular: Man(ny) Down

Published: September 23, 2007, 1:00 pm

Ahhh, crap. During this week's practice, 49er OLB Manny Lawson tore an ACL and will be out for the 2007 season. This is a mighty blow to the nascent Niner defense, who had been counting on the former first-round pick to lend his lanky 6'5 frame and sprinter's speed to the linebacking corps this year. After two weeks of nail-bitin' wins over flawed NFC West opponents, the 49ers go to The Steel City to face the cultural might of the Steelers. * San Francisco vs. Pittsburgh Sunday, September 23, 2007. 10:00 AM, PST. Week 03 The Battle Of Reality Despite the recent coaching change, when it's the Steelers, you know what kind of American football you're going to get: power along both lines, an aggressive 3-4 defense matched with an offense built on power-running. Now this is a team. It's not the rebooted Cards or the formless Rams, PIT is a veteran, battle-tested organization. And for the first time in 2007, the 49ers will see what a real NFL franchise

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