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The San Francisco 49ers will square off against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17 and a familiar face will make his return on Sunday. Upon hearing the news, Kyle Shanahan reacted to Marshawn Lynch signing with Seattle ahead of Sunday’s contest. Last week, the Seahawks lost Chris Carson for the rest of the season due […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 36 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 36 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 36 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 16 […]

The Green Bay Packers have their focus on defeating the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night but it’s hard not to realize that there’s a chance they could still get home-field advantage throughout the entire playoffs. Following Sunday’s slate of games, the odds have been revealed for Green Bay winning the No. 1 seed in the […]

Hindsight is always 20/20, especially when discussing sports. The 2005 NFL Draft is a perfect example when looking at it in 2019. This draft featured one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. The San Francisco 49ers held the first pick in the draft and were in need of a quarterback after a […]

Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams risked it, but they didn’t get the biscuit. Down 21-7 to the San Francisco 49ers with halftime nearing, Goff targeted running back Malcolm Brown on a swing pass. It didn’t meander its way into Brown’s hands. 49ers linebacker Fred Warner found it and took it all the way […]

The NFL will have an NFC West divisional showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers flexed into the “Sunday Night Football” game next week in one of the more anticipated forthcoming matchups, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. NFL has flexed 49ers at Seahawks in Week 17 to Sunday night on NBC. — Adam Schefter […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been one of the biggest surprises in the NFL this season. After years of struggling, the franchise has been one of the league’s top teams this year. Following their big win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 16, the 49ers are now 12-3 at the time of this writing. […]

Twice on their walk-off drive to beat the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers converted on third-and-16. The 49ers were cool, calm and collected entering and finishing both of the long down conversions. Does San Francisco have a certain plan to attack those long third downs? “We actually do, but yes, we […]

The San Francisco 49ers were given all they could handle by the Los Angeles Rams, who put up a great fight. The Niners avoided overtime with two big gains that helped secure the win in the last two minutes of regulation. Jimmy Garoppolo was the deciding factor. He made the throws on two third-and-16 plays […]

The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams featured an incredible climax. It was Jimmy Garoppolo’s time to connect with Emmanuel Sanders and lift the Niners in spectacular fashion. There was less than one minute left in the game, and the Rams’ defense had San Francisco in a third-and-16 situation. However, […]

The Week 16 duel between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams is filled with fun. Fred Warner just made this game a lot more interesting with his pick-six against Jared Goff. The play happened in the dying embers of the first half. Jared Goff was trying to get the ball within field […]

Jalen Ramsey struck quickly against the San Francisco 49ers. Ramsey became a member of the Los Angeles Rams before the trade deadline. The 24-year-old two-time Pro Bowler and 2017 first-team All-Pro netted a large return for the Jacksonville Jaguars — two first-round selections — yet, he hasn’t brought the picks galore some expected him to […]

To respond to the Los Angeles Rams scoring on the first possession of the game, the San Francisco 49ers saw their speedy second-year wide receiver flip the field on the ensuing kick return. Watch below. James dashes and swerves his way down the field for an 82-yard return, giving the offense the ball at the […]

It’s been a great season for the San Francisco 49ers as they are heavy favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. Richard Sherman is also having a great year as he’s set to receive a $1 million bonus in spite of falling short of the playing time benchmark. There was a clause in his […]

It was an inevitability that a player like Jerry Rice would be named into the NFL 100 All-Time Team. The moment he finally got named to the NFL 100 All-Time Team, many San Francisco 49ers fans and lovers of high-quality football rejoiced in his inclusion. The NFL listed all of his accomplishments over his incredible […]

The Los Angeles Rams will have to make the small trip down the road to square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 16. The two teams met earlier this season with San Francisco stifling the Rams en route to a 20-7 victory. The Rams come into this game hanging onto their playoff hopes […]

Bad news Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods, Richard Sherman is playing for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Sherman, in year nine, stands as one of the NFL’s best lockdown cornerbacks. He will return from a one-game break (hamstring) on Sunday to prove that. According to Pro Football Reference, he allows a 58 passer rating […]

Odell Beckham Jr. recently made headlines after refuting the reports that he wanted to be traded from the Cleveland Browns. Even though he intends to stay in Cleveland, what if the San Francisco 49ers traded for Beckham Jr. in the offseason? When Beckham Jr. was traded from the New York Giants to the Browns, he […]

The Los Angeles Rams need a win on Saturday to keep their playoff hopes alive, and it’s not going to be easy going against a team that is as talented as the San Francisco 49ers. There are a couple of things that need to happen if the 49ers want to pull off the upset. Let’s […]

The San Francisco 49ers have already clinched a spot in the NFC playoff picture. They’ve experienced a great season of football thanks to an incredible defense and solid quarterback play from Jimmy Garoppolo. It seems highly unlikely at this point that the 49ers will stumble against a struggling Los Angeles Rams. Instead, it’s very likely […]

The San Francisco 49ers still control their destiny to win the NFC West, but to make it happen they need to win on Saturday against the Los Angeles Rams. They are the favored team in this matchup and for good reason, because they are going to get the job done with ease. Let’s break down […]

Right when people started to believe in the Los Angeles Rams, they delivered one of their worst performances of the season. After winning two in a row to get to 8-5, the Rams went to Dallas and fell behind immediately. The final score was 44-21 in favor of the Cowboys, but even that score felt […]

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t have Richard Sherman present on the field during their devastating loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 15. After missing a week of action, Sherman expects himself to be ready to return versus the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday. “Yeah, I’ll be out there on Saturday,” Sherman said to ESPN. […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is battling a hamstring injury, but that won’t stop him from getting on the field this Saturday when the Niners battle the Los Angeles Rams. “I’ll be out there on Saturday,” Sherman told reporters after Wednesday’s practice, per David Bonilla of 49ers Web Zone. “There’s no question. There’s nothing […]

The Los Angeles Rams face a real predicament. Their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, but their Week 16 opponents are the San Francisco 49ers, the team with arguably the best defense in the entire NFL. You can be sure that the Rams are feeling the pressure ahead of this do-or-die match. In fact, […]

Some are jumping off the San Francisco 49ers bandwagon after their loss in their last game against the Atlanta Falcons. They have had some slip-ups the last month but this is still a team that is in great shape to be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. Let’s breakdown four reasons the 49ers will win the Super […]

It’s been a half-decade since the San Francisco 49ers have had an impact rookie like defensive end Nick Bosa. The star pass rusher, who the Niners selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 draft, has been selected to the 2019 Pro Bowl. In his rookie season, Nick Bosa has recorded 41 tackles, […]

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman will practice on Tuesday in spite of a hamstring issue, according to 49ers senior reporter Keiana Martin. Sherman suffered a hamstring strain during San Francisco’s thrilling Week 14 win over the New Orleans Saints and was absent in the Niners’ stunning loss to the Atlanta Falcons this past Sunday. […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 34 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 34 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 34 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 15 […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a devastating loss on Sunday, falling to the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 29-22. While the 49ers still clinched a playoff berth even in defeat, they fell out of first place in the NFC West and may have seen their dreams of notching a first-round bye—something that appeared to […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a crushing loss on Sunday, falling to the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 29-22 and dropping out of first place in the NFC West in the process. Afterward, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said that he felt it was the little things that cost the 49ers the game. “I wouldn’t say […]

The Atlanta Falcons managed to secure an impressive victory in the road against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 15. It seems any controversy regarding the game-winning touchdown by wide receiver Julio Jones has since been settled. NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron insists that the replay proved Jones was able to secure […]

The San Francisco 49ers made history on Sunday, but not exactly in a good way. San Francisco would fall to the Atlanta Falcons after quarterback Matt Ryan connected with Julio Jones on a five-yard touchdown pass to give the Falcons a 23-22 lead with just two seconds remaining. With the loss, the 49ers became the […]

After a Robbie Gould 43-yard field goal extended San Francisco 49ers lead to five with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, most fans counted out the Atlanta Falcons — who came into Sunday’s game just 4-9 on the season. However, when you have someone as talented as Julio Jones on the roster, you simply can’t […]

Third-year tight end George Kittle continues to prove that he has the chance to be one of the best all time at his position by the time it’s all said and done. With 12 catches for 131 yards as of writing in the San Francisco 49ers Sunday matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, Kittle moves his […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a strong roster, but they have had an issue finding a true number one receiver. The 49ers need to target one with their first-round draft pick, and selecting a guy like Justin Jefferson from LSU would make a whole lot of sense. This is a bit of an odd draft […]

San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle is destined to get paid. The game-changing third-year tight end has one year left on his rookie-scale deal, worth $735,000. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, “few around the league believe that Kittle will play next season under those terms.” Kittle, a 2017 fifth-round pick, is expected to reset the […]

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan knows that Sunday could be a trap game against the Atlanta Falcons but it’s been very easy for him to get his guys ready and keep them focused. Most believe that the 49ers should have no issue with the Falcons and for some teams that means a concern of […]

Early in the season, Jimmy Garoppolo was considered by many to be the weak link on the San Francisco 49ers. The defense was dominant, the running game was brilliant and Kyle Shanahan seemed to have an incredible grasp of what to do and how to do it, but Garoppolo was a pretty big question mark. […]