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No matter that opponents are stacking extra defenders next to the line of scrimmage. The San Francisco 49ers are determined to run the football successfully, a key element of their offense that has been missing through the first two weeks of the season.
In two games, the Seahawks' swarming defense has surrendered only 10 points, shutting down Carolina and San Francisco. They've made Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick look confused, created game-changing turnovers and shown just how much fun it is making the game miserable for others.
Attorneys for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith and former Niners tight end Delanie Walker have filed a response to a civil lawsuit filed by a Northern California man who says he was shot during a party at Smith's house.
They will be reunited as opponents Sunday, finding themselves in the strange position of game-planning against each other in Week 3 while trying to bounce back from tough losses.
Alex Smith is still winning in red. He's just doing it for the Chiefs instead of the 49ers these days. Anquan Boldin is making everyone happy in San Francisco. and that's just the start of the new faces in new places making a splash this season.
Owen Marecic joined the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, signing a one-year contract two weeks after being released by the Cleveland Browns.
The Denver Broncos held off the Seattle Seahawks for the top spot in this week's NFL Power Rankings. The San Francisco 49ers fell two spots to third.
When Vernon Davis and Jim Harbaugh eye the Colts sideline this Sunday, they will each look a little differently at a player looking back at them. There are two members of the opposition that have close ties to the two, and should make for some interesting football come Sunday.
San Francisco 49ers nosetackle Ian Williams was officially placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a broken left ankle. The 49ers also signed fullback Owen Marecic to a one-year contact on Tuesday.
"If you do a helmet-to-helmet, you probably aren't going to get suspended," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
The San Francisco 49ers have committed 23 penalties in their first two games for 206 yards, 12 of those for 121 yards against the Seattle Seahawks this past Sunday. They were flagged for two personal fouls and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the fourth quarter.
It looks as though EA Sports manufactured the "eyebrow-shaving" bet that was supposedly setup between quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick.
