Some 49ers fans were upset to hear that the team threw a party after their crushing Super Bowl loss.

Offensive lineman Joe Staley said Tuesday he attended to be with his teammates and because playing in a Super Bowl builds an appetite.

"Everybody was like, 'This would've been really cool if we won," Staley said. "But I mean, they threw it up, and I was really hungry and they had a lot of food there.

"We were there for a little bit. The vibe was pretty down. But we tried to have as much fun as we could."

Defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois said he was in no mood to party after the 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, even though the entertainment included Snoop Lion, the rapper formerly known as Snoop Dogg.

"I didn't even attend the team party," said Jean-Francois, a Louisiana native. "I went to the French Quarter for a few minutes and to Jackson Square, sat there for a few minutes and just thought how great of a season we had, the emotional roller coaster, the blood sweat and tears that I broke with these guys.

"I just chilled with my family, and my family trying to cheer me up. But there ain't too many things in the world you could tell me that could cheer me up. The only think I got to do is look forward to this off season and hit the ground running again."