GO NINERS! UNDEFEATED & COUNTING!

We made the 112 mile trek to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara to watch our beloved San Francisco Forty-Niners play the Carolina Panthers yesterday. They had started the season 6-0 with some promising new players reminding us a little of the beginning of our "Team of the 80s".

After a slightly harrowing morning commuting we arrived at our seats with about 20 minutes to spare before kickoff. They were giving away George Kittle bobbleheads to the first 30,000 fans & we managed to snag ours - barely. 

The tunnel through which our Niners would emerge for the player introductions.

This is defensive back, Richard Sherman, high fiving his teammates as he takes the field.

This was an interesting way to display what was supposed to represent our American flag while the National Anthem was performed. 

The gentleman who sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the scoreboard screen.

Our plan was to drive the 112 miles to Hayward then take the train the remaining 25 miles to the stadium. It was the worst day of high winds & fire danger in a season of many such days. Downed trees across the freeway & new fires that closed highways slowed us up but we managed to make it to catch the train on time - which was then delayed 1/2 hour.

I'm going to hop up on my soapbox for a minute here. Rather I will step carefully onto it holding the handrail. P.G.&E. has turned off the electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers for days at a time recently. My sister has been without power twice - they live in the foothills & rely on electricity to operate their well for water. It has been a nightmare for them storing enough water for their horses, other animals & themselves, not to mention trying to keep food from spoiling & living in the dark. Gas stations are closed along with many grocery stores that are without power.

P.G.&E. insists this is necessary for "public safety". BUT they are causing more hardship & major problems for customers trying to live without electricity. All while really just wanting to cover their ass from more lawsuits. They should have been upgrading their antiquated systems for many years. AND even with all these intentional power outages, much of California is on fire! It isn't working!

I have two suggestions. One, let's get some companies to compete with them & offer better service (Sacramento has its own electrical company). And, two, get your shit together P.G.&E.  Okay, back to the game yesterday.

The view from our semi-nosebleed seats. We were up high in the corner but you can still see the action reasonably well. I like attending a game once in awhile because you can watch whatever part of the field you want rather than just the focus of the play that you see on TV.

The Niners first touchdown was down at our end of the field so we had a great view of the first of many TDs! If you click on this photo to enlarge it you can see the football in midair on its way to the quarterback.

Our quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, number 10, leading the offense just the way I hoped when we traded for him the year before last. He looked really promising but then was injured & missed most of last year. That's George Kittle, number 85, in the lower right corner. Supposedly, the bobblehead is a facsimile of him.

Our Niners played a great game beating Carolina 51-13. Lots of fun for our fans, not so much for the few Panther fans! We remain undefeated for the year joining only the New England Patriots with no losses so far.

We were likely bordering on bugging the poor guy behind us to take photos but he was a good sport. It was Alumni Day so Lou wore his Joe Montana shirt. I had splurged on a Jimmy Garoppolo shirt since he's looking so good. We had the old & the new covered!

Even from the upper deck my high zoom camera makes the action look up close & personal.

Part of the Alumni Day ceremony during halftime. Unfortunately the huge stars like Joe Montana or Jerry Rice weren't present but there were still some familiar names from days gone by.

Yep, 51-13! Woo Hoo!  Tevin Coleman scored 4 touchdowns. Nick Bosa had 3 sacks & 1 interception. Everyone did their job well making for a big win. There were very few penalties which is always nice. It was 13 hours from the time we left our house in the morning until we returned that evening - a long, but REALLY FUN day!