Rarely has a Super Bowl contender lacked what the 49ers now do: a running game.

Few Super Bowl contenders in the 1990's have entered a big playoff game without a top runner.

And now this team is a real Super Bowl contender.

Especially for a team that many people believed was good enough to be a Super Bowl contender.

At one point, many were talking about the Saints as Super Bowl contenders.

They were gaining credibility and being viewed as a potential Super Bowl contender.

But the Jets have been a true Super Bowl contender only once, in 1982.

And Walker got a chance to play for a Super Bowl contender.

The injury is a crushing blow for a team that was considered a Super Bowl contender.

And with a 2-4 record now, the Cardinals are not exactly considered a Super Bowl contender.