49ers get back to Gore at right time

Fantasy owners have been waiting for a game like this from Frank Gore for quite a while. And Gore picked the perfect time, i.e. the first week in the fantasy playoffs, to come alive with 25 carries for 167 yards and a touchdown in San Francisco's 24-9 win over Arizona.

Gore had become the forgotten man in the 49ers' offense as coordinator Jimmy Raye switched to a pass-heavy scheme that featured spread formations in order to help Alex Smith succeed. The plan revived Smith's career and helped make tight end Vernon Davis one of the fantasy surprises of the season, but the 49ers weren't winning and Gore wasn't producing.

Twenty-five rushing attempts in a game? Gore got that many carries over the past two contests. And he had just 32 carries over the past three games.

But the 49ers returned to their bread-and-butter and now Gore is alive and well for the fantasy playoffs. Trouble is he'll have a tough matchup next week in Philadelphia when the 49ers face the Eagles' 10th-ranked run defense in a hostile enviroment.

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(sportingnews.com)