SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Mike Singletary is still talking playoffs for the San Francisco 49ers, even if that seems like a serious longshot these days.
Singletary's first season as 49ers head coach started out with so much promise - a 3-1 record, first place in the NFC West, wins over Seattle and the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. After a fifth loss in six games, San Francisco's playoff chances have become bleak to say the least.
"At the very start of the season, our goal was to win enough games to go to the playoffs. That is still our goal. That will not change," Singletary declared Monday, a day after his team's 30-24 loss at Green Bay. "We're a team, in my mind, good enough to do that. We're running out of games, and we're running out of time." (MORE)