\"We're the San Francisco 49ers, we can do whatever we want.\"
Yes, you read the headline correctly. The much-maligned 49ers defense, which was gashed on the ground over and over by the Seattle Seahawks and gave up back-breaking third-down conversions, has a better chance on Sunday against the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles. I understand. The Eagles have one of the best running backs in […]
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With 49ers’ Trent Williams, Ricky Pearsall not practicing, could they play vs. Eagles? (paywall)“Perhaps even more surprising was the inactivity of Pearsall, listed as a limited practice participant all of last week. Shanahan said he did not aggravate the injured posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which has sidelined him for eight games this […]
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Here is the San Francisco 49ers’ first injury report of Wild Card weekend. Will not practice: LB Dee Winters (ankle) Edge rusher Keion White (groin/hamstring) LT Trent Williams (hamstring) WR Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle) Limited: TE George Kittle (ankle) Edge rusher Yetur Gross-Matos (anle) LB Luke Gifford (quad) Kyle Shanahan doesn’t have a strict rule about […]
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The San Francisco 49ers will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday, with kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. PT at Lincoln Financial Field. San Francisco is coming off a tough 13-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks that cost them a chance at the No. 1 seed and relegated them […]
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The San Francisco 49ers announced they have promoted linebacker Eric Kendricks to the active roster from the team’s practice squad. To make room for Kendricks, linebacker Tatum Bethune was placed on the Injured Reserve List. Linebacker Kyzir White was added to the practice squad. The 49ers also signed linebacker Milo Eifler to a Reserve/Future contract. […]
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After a one-year hiatus, the San Francisco 49ers return to the playoffs. The regular season has been full of rollercoaster moments. The highs include thrilling victories over the Rams and Bears, while the lows feature losing two of the best players in the league at their respective positions. We’ve learned a lot about Kyle Shanahan […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Niners fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The San Francisco 49ers’ season isn’t over. The team is hoping they play deep into January. […]
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If the 49ers are to have success on offense against the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round, then it will likely come through Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle. That is no secret; everybody knows that duo — and McCaffrey in particular — is the engine of the San Francisco attack. The problem the 49ers face […]
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49ers signing LB Kyzir White ahead of playoff showdown with Eagles“Over eight NFL seasons, White has compiled 618 total tackles, including 34 tackles for loss, along with 20 quarterback hits, 7.5 sacks, six interceptions, 23 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He has appeared in 93 games, making 73 starts.” ‘It’s greatness:’ […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are adding a linebacker after news that Tatum Bethune would miss the playoffs with a groin injury. The team is signing linebacker Kyzir White, per Jordan Schultz. White mutually agreed to part ways with the Tennessee Titans on December 2. He’s been a free agent since. A hamstring injury limited White […]
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It was bound to happen. The Arizona Cardinals have requested a head coaching interview for San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, according to Albert Breer, marking his first of this interview cycle. Saleh, who joined the 49ers this past offseason, had been the New York Jets head coach from 2021-24 until he was fired […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ defense could look a lot different down the middle this Sunday after they lost another linebacker for the season due to an injury. One of the most reliable defenders for the Niners this season was acquired this offseason by their Wild Card opponent. Bryce Huff was not a scheme fit for […]
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For all the talk about the San Francisco 49ers’ “easy schedule” in 2025, people seem to forget that it is based on the 2024 versions of those teams. Unless those 2024 teams walk through the door in 2025, that isn’t a reliable way to predict the schedule’s difficulty. For instance, who predicted the Jacksonville Jaguars […]
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked about the revenge angle his team will face this upcoming weekend. In Shanahan’s mind, that’s more of a media narrative or something people outside of the building focus on: “Yeah, I think those storylines and stuff are great for fans and for people to talk about […]
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There weren’t many positives to glean from the 49ers’ performance in their Week 18 showing with the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which San Francisco was outperformed on both sides of the ball. Yet, even in a contest that could have ended in a much more lopsided scoreline than the eventual 13-3 final, there were […]
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The San Francisco 49ers were hit with a reality check in Week 18. A 6-game winning streak came to a screeching halt after the Niners only mustered three points in their regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. We turn the page to Wild Card weekend, where the 49ers travel to the East Coast to take […]
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49ers’ Kyle Shanahan sees few ties to previous playoff meeting with Eagles (paywall)“Of course, their thrashing of the Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl was largely the work of offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, who left to be the Saints’ head coach. His replacement, Kevin Patullo, has been highly scrutinized for stumbling backward with a similar […]
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The San Francisco 49ers put up a stinker in the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. It was a game that highlighted the discrepancy between the Jimmys and Joes on each team. That statistic success rate, especially passing success rate, is one of the highest correlations to winning in the NFL. On Saturday night, the […]
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced linebacker Tatum Bethune will miss the postseason after suffering a significant groin injury in Week 18 against the Seattle Seahawks. Shanahan said Bethune might need surgery for the tear. Linebacker Dee Winters, who appeared to have gotten his calf stepped on, has an ankle injury, and Luke […]
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Finding three standouts from Saturday night might be a challenging task, but we’re going to give it the old college try. The San Francisco 49ers picked an unfortunate time to have their worst team performance of the season, dropping their Week 18 clash with the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 13-3, and quite frankly, […]
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We are in a cycle in which teams request coaching and general manager interviews. For years, the San Francisco 49ers were consistently losing key personnel from their front office and coaching staff. That slowed down last season after a 6-win stint, but it should pick up this offseason. Sure enough, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ 2025 season continues into the playoffs. Now that the regular season has concluded, we know the Niners will have a third-place schedule in 2026. We won’t know the times and specific dates until May, but we know who the opponents will be. The 49ers will have their typical home and away […]
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The regular season is over, and the San Francisco 49ers will be the No. 6 seed in the NFC after losing a tough game to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, with the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed on the line. After an improbable run, which included a six-game win streak and some […]
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And that’s a wrap for the NFC West. The final games are over, the standings are solidified, and three teams are going to the postseason. Given that there are more playoff teams nowadays in everybody-gets-a-trophy NFL playoff brackets, it’s not as huge as it was a decade ago when three teams from the same division […]
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49ers game review: The back-breaking play that left John Lynch screaming (paywall) “The big play was part of a game in which the 49ers missed a season-high 18 tackles, according to Pro Football Focus, a reason they missed out on a chance to win the NFC West title and claim the conference’s No. 1 seed. […]
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