But to get to the heart of the 49ers' emotional rescue, you had to see Crabtree, Boldin and Kaepernick laughing and teasing each other Sunday.
Mostly, you had to listen.
Michael, why were you grimacing after your 60-yard reception in the third quarter down to the Rams' 20-yard line?
"I'm supposed to take that to the house!" Crabtree said, shaking his head as his buddies giggled about his double move past the corner but his slide to the ground after other defenders tracked him down.
Colin, your thoughts?
"Yeah, man," Kaepernick said after a dramatic pause, "he's supposed to score!"
This was only about 50 times more lighthearted than any 49ers public utterance in several months, and it was perhaps Kaepernick's loosest display as an NFL entity.
Then Boldin added: "We give (Crabtree) a pass on that one. Thanksgiving was this week, so ..."
More Crabtree: "You're the one serving me all the turkey!"
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