Final Word: NFC West

...behind Tim Rattay on the 49ers' depth chart back then. Only two current 49ers starters -- center Eric Heitmann (then at right guard) and cornerback Shawntae Spencer -- were in the lineup for that 2005 game...

Crabtree going the extra yard

...and trying to run time off the clock. Quarterback Alex Smith took the shotgun snap from Eric Heitmann and looked left immediately. Receiver Michael Crabtree darted inside across the yard-line numbers from his...

Cardinals can afford to shrug off defeat

Cary Edmondson/US PresswireSan Francisco's defensive line made it a hard night for Kurt Warner and the Cardinals. SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco ...

San Francisco 49ers center Eric Heitmann, left, snaps the ball to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, right, during their NFL football...

Sounding off: NFC West on the airwaves

...St. Louis: running back Steven Jackson 101ESPN St. Louis: general manager Billy Devaney 49ers KNBR680: center Eric Heitmann KNBR680: nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin KNBR680: snapper Brian Jennings KNBR680: Carmen Policy KNBR680: Mike Singletary KNBR680...

San Francisco 49ers' Josh Morgan, top, leaps on top of Eric Heitmann to celebrate his 22-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter during an NFL football game...