49ers can take control of NFC West with a Thanksgiving night win over Seahawks
The San Francisco 49ers' unexpected three-game losing streak that opened up the NFC West race already seems like a long time ago.
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The San Francisco 49ers' unexpected three-game losing streak that opened up the NFC West race already seems like a long time ago.
The San Francisco 49ers got back to their early-season form just in time for their most crucial stretch of the regular season.
San Francisco 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee.
Brock Purdy threw a 76-yard strike to Brandon Aiyuk for one of his three touchdown passes, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-14 on Sunday.
Brock Purdy now gets to face the Bucs again Sunday as the firmly established starter for San Francisco and one of the NFL's most efficient passers.
Whether it was the rest from a week off, the addition of Chase Young, coordinator Steve Wilks' move from the booth to the sideline or a combination of all of the above, the problems on San Francisco's defense seemed to get fixed during the bye week.
The San Francisco 49ers took just two drives to show they returned from their bye week looking once again like the dominant team that started the season rather the one that stumbled to three straight losses.
Christian McCaffrey finished with 142 total yards in San Francisco's 34-3 drubbing of Jacksonville on Sunday but his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown ended at 17.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy took the opportunity in a postgame meeting to own up to his recent mistakes.
The surging Jaguars will be taking an educated guess into Sunday's game against the reeling 49ers in a matchup that features Chase Young's debut with his new team.
The San Francisco 49ers looked like the NFL's best team when they raced through the first five weeks when they were never really threatened through five straight wins.
After a fast start to the season, the 49ers have struggled in recent weeks with the defensive problems being particularly glaring the past two weeks in losses to Minnesota and Cincinnati.
The San Francisco 49ers have bolstered their embattled defensive line by trading for Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young.
Cincinnati intercepted Brock Purdy on back-to-back passes in the second half and the Bengals beat the 49ers 31-17 on Sunday for their fourth win in five games.
The Niners got some good news late in the week when Brock Purdy cleared concussion protocol, clearing the way for him to start on Sunday.
