The 49ers have forgotten how to lose. They could go all the way

That even the drive that turned the game was a collection of narrow escapes. It started with six minutes left in the third quarter on a Dallas offside call, was highlighted by a George Kittle catch that was undeniably brilliant but bounced off his facemask, was backed up by two calls of defensive holding, survived an interception by Trevon Diggs and went down. ended with Christian McCaffrey running the ball.

‘Everybody did their part’ – Brock Purdy and George Kittle talk to Erin Andrews

Erin Andrews spoke with 49ers tight end George Kittle and quarterback Brock Purdy after San Francisco’s playoff win against the Dallas Cowboys.

The real power of winning all those games manifested itself in the minds of the 49ers’ players more than in their actions on the field. A team that knows nothing but winning doesn’t have that familiar sinking feeling when things start to go wrong.

The trust is always there that things will work themselves out. Indeed, they have been training, from a 3-4 start to the season that now seems like a lifetime ago. Here they went back to work.

No one had the game of their life. Brock Purdy didn’t falter, but there were times when he looked like a rookie quarterback, if not a late draft pick. Deebo Samuel, McCaffrey, Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk had moments, but all have had bigger days.

Key plays on defense had more to do with Prescott’s mistakes than flashes of true inspiration. It doesn’t matter though, right? not now

The Super Bowl odds will be tight, but make no mistake, the Niners will be a popular choice and either on the cusp of favoritism or at the top of the list. Beating the Philadelphia Eagles on the road next weekend (3:00 p.m. ET next Sunday on FOX and the FOX Sports app) won’t be an easy task, but it might seem a little easier when you’re currently the team feared by the whole world. League.

It’s hard to remember exactly what things looked like and felt like on Oct. 23, the last time the Niners lost, 44-23 at home to the Kansas City Chiefs. Or even further back, when the other three regular season losses came against the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons with a combined 15-36 record.

When Trey Lance (remember him?) was under center for the first of them and Jimmy Garoppolo for the others. When McCaffrey was a Carolina Panther and people wondered if the 49ers would ever reunite.

The act is already in force. They are a team that can be slowed down, but probably not completely frustrated. They work with a system that forgives mistakes—up to a point—and is unrelenting in its pressure.

They are working on a streak that now feels endless and with a mindset that contains the kind of expectant arrogance that championship teams require.

They are, quite simply, a behemoth, resilient enough to weather the bad times and skilled enough to seem unstoppable when everything is going perfectly.

Only the best teams in the league remain, but it will take something special to stop them. Because the behemoths, by design, keep going, no matter what obstacles come their way.