Steve Mariucci didn't sleep a wink on the plane ride home from St. Louis, and not because of the San Francisco 49ers' fourth-quarter collapse in a loss to the Rams.
A combination of turbulence, uneasiness and excitement kept Mariucci wide awake until the plane touched down in the Bay area at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. He then went straight to his office at the 49ers' training complex. By mid-afternoon Mariucci, unshaven and dressed in a sweatshirt and shorts, was immersed in preparations for Sunday's wild card playoff game against the New York Giants.
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A combination of turbulence, uneasiness and excitement kept Mariucci wide awake until the plane touched down in the Bay area at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. He then went straight to his office at the 49ers' training complex. By mid-afternoon Mariucci, unshaven and dressed in a sweatshirt and shorts, was immersed in preparations for Sunday's wild card playoff game against the New York Giants.
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