49ers... 27, Redskins... 24
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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers followed Joe Nedney’s game-ending field goal with an even bigger bang, swiftly confirming that Coach Mike Singletary will be back next year.
Nedney kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired, and the 49ers dramatically finished their late-season surge under their no-longer-interim coach with a 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins (8-8).
A few minutes after Nedney’s kick sneaked inside the upright to cap a cool 60-second drive led by Shaun Hill, the 49ers officially announced Singletary will keep his job. San Francisco won five of its final seven games and went 5-4 overall under Singletary, the Hall of Fame linebacker who took over for Mike Nolan on Oct. 20.
Hill passed for 245 yards for the 49ers (7-9).
Quoteworthy: “We know the right guy got the job.” -- Patrick Willis, 49ers linebacker, on Coach Mike Singletary
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