The 49ers acquired Anquan Boldin from Baltimore this off-season but he doesn't have Crabtree's speed.
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But not Anquan Boldin, whom they traded to the San Francisco 49ers despite his stellar season.
After giving up a sixth-round draft pick for Boldin, they saw tight end Delanie Walker leave for Tennessee.
Boldin has magical hands and caught just 65 passes this season, but he averaged 14.2 yards per catch.
With Ahmad Brooks and NaVorro Bowman in his face, Flacco spun around to find Boldin for a 30-yard gain.
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The wrinkle in the Ravens offense is their awesome downfield threat, Anquan Boldin.
Flacco threw red-zone touchdown passes in the first half -- the first to Anquan Boldin and another to Dennis Pitta.
Anquan Boldin's a 49er, Reggie Bush a Lion, Steven Jackson a Falcon, Greg Jennings a Viking and Wes Welker a Bronco.
The Ravens promptly scored four plays later on an Anquan Boldin 11-yard touchdown reception which made it 28-13 and put the game away.
Baltimore traded wide receiver Anquan Boldin to San Francisco, and the AFC North champs also reportedly lost inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbee in free agency to Miami.
On Monday, they traded star receiver Anquan Boldin, a key to their title run, to San Francisco the team the Ravens beat 34-31 to win the championship.
He's known, in part, for his fiery personality and has had a number of sideline spats with his players, including Warner and receivers Anquan Boldin and Terrell Owens.
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Just when you think they are trying to set some record on the grind-it-out meter, Flacco drops back and hits Boldin, or Torrey Smith, streaking down the sideline.
Veteran quarterback Kurt Warner connected with scoring passes of 42 yards to Larry Fitzgerald and 71 to Anquan Boldin to help the Cardinals claim an unexpected win over the Falcons .
The 32-year-old Boldin expressed surprise that he was traded.
The first touchdown of the game, a 13-yard strike over the middle of the field to Boldin, showed the touch Flacco had long suggested in his throws but rarely showed consistently until these playoffs.
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Boldin in a beast, too, on intermediate stuff.
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