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It’s finally gameday. The San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in the wildcard round of the playoffs, with kickoff slated for 1:30 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers are coming off a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, missing out on their chance for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and […]
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Jay Glazer shares encouraging update on 49ers LB Fred Warner“Anybody else, I’d say ‘absolutely not,’ but Fred Warner has blown past all his rehab markers,” Glazer said. “I’m actually told, if they get to the NFC Championship Game, they’re holding out hope — they think there could be a chance — that Fred Warner could […]
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The Green Bay Packers were the team everybody thought would win the Super Bowl to begin the season after a couple of games with Micah Parsons. That feels like an eternity ago. The Packers have since lost Parsons. They even lost their quarterback, Jordan Love, in their last game against the Chicago Bears. Love lost […]
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The San Francisco 49ers announced a pair of practice squad moves, while downgrading wide receiver Jacob Cowing’s game status from questionable to out. Wide receiver Malik Turner was elevated from the practice squad. Turner played 17 offensive snaps this season. The majority of those came when Jauan Jennings was inactive. Turner played a total of […]
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young makes his playoff debut. Historically, quarterbacks making their first postseason start have struggled. Even the elite quarterbacks like Joe Burrow. That also includes Super Bowl-winning ones, like Jalen Hurts, who trailed 31-0 after three quarters in his first start. Young has seen his opponent, which may help his cause. When […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are roughly 28 hours away from their playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. On Saturday, there are a pair of NFC games in the Wild Card round. Let’s walk through how the Divisional Round would look based on Saturday’s results if the Niners can pull off the upset this weekend. The […]
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The Arizona Cardinals requested an interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh earlier in the week. We’re going to go out on a limb and say that Saleh won’t take the chance in his second head coaching stint in the NFC West, where three of the best coaches in the NFL reside. Not […]
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Sunday’s Wild Card game between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles will be a fistfight. The 49ers offense is looking to bounce back after its showing against Seattle, and the Eagles will look to shake their regular-season offensive woes. Vic Fangio and Robert Saleh aren’t working with the same talent level on defense, but […]
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The 49ers are clear underdogs for their wild-card matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, despite a hugely impressive 12-win season. San Francisco has not played a playoff game against Philadelphia since the 2022 season, when an injury to Brock Purdy ended their hopes in the NFC Championship Game. Much has changed since that defeat, and the […]
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The Associated Press announced the first and second-team All-Pro, and a pair of San Francisco 49ers made the list. Christian McCaffrey made it as the All-Purpose player, with Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons getting the nod at running back. Unsurprisingly, Kyle Juszczyk gets the fullback spot. That rounds out the list of Niners on […]
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I actually saw someone asking about where the mailbag was on the feed. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t pass up such a critical moment to give my (useless) answers to your (incredible) questions. For those of you who wonder, I usually post a question thread in the feed on Sunday/Monday. Hit me with your questions there. […]
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Kyle Shanahan shares final updates ahead of 49ers-Eagles Wild Card matchup“On Wednesday you were less optimistic about Jacob Cowing playing, but after watching the last few days, any change of mind there? “No.” Does Ricky fall into the boat of a player who didn’t practice this week who could have a chance to go on Sunday? “Yes. […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ final injury report is out. For the second straight day, Trent Williams practiced. For the third consecutive day, Ricky Pearsall did not. Nobody has been ruled out. The following players are questionable LB Dee Winters (ankle) Edge rusher Keion White (grion) LT Trent Williams (hamstring) WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) LB Luke […]
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Going head-to-head with positions doesn’t make much sense, since Brock Purdy isn’t going to be on the field at the same time as Jalen Hurts. Could you imagine how Purdy would look with A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith? It would be all hypothetical. So we’ll preview the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles based on […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are on the road to begin the playoffs, facing the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers had a disappointing end to the regular season, squandering an opportunity to win the NFC West and get the conference’s No. 1 seed with a 13-3 loss […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are 6-2 all-time in the Wild Card round. That’s impressive. Kyle Shanahan’s teams have been so good when they’ve made the playoffs that they’ve avoided the first round of the playoffs altogether. In two Wild Card appearances with Shanahan as the head coach, the 49ers won both games. Let’s revisit those […]
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We’ve been keeping tabs on everything involving the San Francisco 49ers this season. Heading into Wild Card weekend against the Philadelphia Eagles, let’s go position-by-position through the Niners’ roster to detail how the depth chart stands, in an attempt to tell the story of the team that will take the field on Sunday. We’ll try […]
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The 31st annual “Quest for Six” begins on Sunday, as the San Francisco 49ers head east to take on the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles. It’s a return to the place of one of the plethora of playoff heartbreaks of the last decade and a half for the 49ers, with the Eagles defeating the quarterback-less […]
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Kawakami: Kittle next to McCaffrey — the heart of the 49ers’ locker room culture (paywall)“When I asked Bethune for an example of some wise words he’s received from Kittle or McCaffrey, he couldn’t wait to tell me. “I remember Christian told me not to eat right before I go to sleep because your body can’t […]
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The San Francisco 49ers have been dealing with injuries all season long and got two crucial ones in their Week 18 loss to the Seattle Seahawks as Tatum Bethune suffered a season-ending groin injury, while Dee Winters left with an ankle injury. Winters hasn’t practiced in the first two days of the week ahead of […]
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The San Francisco 49ers defense was expected to have its ups and downs this season, as they entered the year with several rookies earning key snaps, including first-round pick Mykel Williams, second-round pick Alfred Collins, third-round pick Upton Stout, and fifth-round pick Marques Sigle. Things have fizzled out from there, as Williams tore his ACL, […]
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After not practicing on Wednesday, San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams was on hand during Thursday’s session. Williams hasn’t played since the first snap of Week 17 when he injured his hamstring. After getting nearly two weeks of rest, it’s a good sign that Williams is testing out his injury, especially after Kyle Shanahan […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ offense struggled mightily in Week 18 against the Seattle Seahawks without star left tackle Trent Williams and their top perimeter threat, Ricky Pearsall. Christian McCaffrey didn’t run the ball outside to the left one time. Think about that. A Kyle Shanahan offense, known for its frequent usage of outside zone, couldn’t […]
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Sunday afternoon rekindles one of the most interesting new rivalries in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles clashed in the 2022 NFC Championship game, in which the 49ers unfortunately ran out of quarterbacks. The trash talk escalated all offseason, with barbs being thrown by CJ Gardner-Johnson and Deebo Samuel. Talk is […]
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Black Monday has carried over into Thursday, as coaching firings around the NFL continue. The most recent one is the most familiar. The Miami Dolphins fired former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who finished the season 7-10 after a 1-6 start. McDaniel inherited Tua Tagovailoa in his second year. He was already behind […]
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