"I love to play this game, and when it's taken away from you, it's tough."His replacement, rookie , played the "Mike" position for the first time. Bowman's eight tackles, and two tackles for a loss, were second only to team leader ."Playing one down here, one down there, you do kind of lose your rhythm," Bowman said. "Being out there every down, that helps me to make plays."Uptick numbers: Tight end ' 16.3 yards per catch this season were a career high, even if his totals of 56 catches, 914 yards and seven touchdowns were down from 2009.Other receivers to post career highs were (55 for 741, six touchdowns), (698 yards) and (29 for 331).Stingy defense: The 49ers joined theThis marks the fifth time in franchise history, and the first time since 1997, that the 49ers did not allow an individual to crack triple digits."It's one of the positives," nose tackle said.Notes: Relentlessly aggressive at the line of scrimmage. Extremely agile, e