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There is no 100 percent assurance yet that Christian McCaffrey will be making his San Francisco 49ers debut on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. But if he does play against Patrick Mahomes and company, expect CMC to be significantly utilized right away. Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network: “New #49ers RB Christian McCaffrey, […]

Christian McCaffrey hasn’t even taken his first snap as a member of the San Francisco 49ers and his Niners uniform might not even be getting threaded yet at the moment, but he has already created a huge impact for the  team — on the betting front. At FanDuel Sportsbook, the 49ers went from being priced […]

The San Francisco rocked the NFL world on Thursday night after news broke that they had agreed to a blockbuster trade deal with the Carolina Panthers for star running back Christian McCaffrey. This is going to be a landscape-shifting move, no doubt, as the 49ers all of a sudden emerge as a favorite to go […]

The San Francisco 49ers have done it. They have just won the Christian McCaffrey sweepstakes, landing the talented running back via a trade with the Carolina Panthers on  Thursday, as reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN. “Stunner: Panthers are trading Pro-Bowl RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for draft picks, sources […]

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Carolina Panthers have traded running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers for multiple draft picks. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network has shared the 49ers will be sending a second-round pick in 2023, a third-round pick in 2023, and a fourth-round pick in 2023. Plus, a fifth-rounder […]

As the Nov. 1 NFL trade deadline looms, one Pro Bowl running back has been the topic of great speculation and discussion. In a recent article on The Athletic, Senior Columnist Tim Kawakami discussed the possibility that the San Francisco 49ers could be a logical landing spot for running back Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina […]

Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 254 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan dive into their predictions for Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season, including their game of the week (the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face-off for the first time since Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid took home the Lombardi Trophy over […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are among the best teams in football right now, though they’d love to bounce back after a Week 6 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs have a good shot here as they take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. A win here can potentially lift them into first […]

San Francisco 49ers fans rejoice: the defense is getting healthy again. Per Dave Lombardi of The Athletic, star edge rusher Nick Bosa, safety Jimmie Ward, cornerback Jason Verrett, and defensive end Drake Jackson will be back in practice Wednesday. In addition to the defensive reinforcements, All-Pro tackle Trent Williams returned to practice. Speaking to Jake […]

Kyle Shanahan was recently asked what he remembers from the San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, per Jake Hutchinson. “That we lost,” Shanahan replied. It probably isn’t Kyle Shanahan’s favorite subject to discuss. But with the Chiefs heading into town for a Week 7 matchup, the question was destined to […]

The San Francisco 49ers offense could soon be getting a key contributor back on the offensive line. Left tackle Trent Williams may return to the field on Sunday. During a recent conversation with reporters, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stated that Williams could finally make his return in Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs. […]

The San Francisco 49ers Week 6 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons seemed to be the perfect time for them to take control of the NFC West. They held a one game lead over their division foes heading into the action, and they could have cemented their status as the team to beat in the West […]

The San Francisco 49ers entered Week 6 on the back of two straight wins, but they faltered and fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 28-14, on the road. This loss has the 49ers in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC West together with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Here we’ll look […]

While the San Francisco 49ers technically might not be the most injured team in the NFL, as that’s a pretty tough metric to quantify, it sure feels like they are, as, for seemingly the sixth week in a row, the team left their game, this time against the Atlanta Falcons, with a few fewer players […]

The Carolina Panthers are expected to press forward with a rebuild and potentially blow up the roster ahead of the 2022 NFL trade deadline. That could see star running back Christian McCaffrey on the move via trade, and soon. With the deadline looming, McCaffrey trade talks have reportedly begun to heat up, and the latest […]

The San Francisco 49ers defense led the way in their most recent win in Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers. Unfortunately, they lost star pass rusher Nick Bosa along the way to a groin injury, and while there was some optimism that he could be good to go in Week 6 for the 49ers against […]

The San Francisco 49ers will continue their two-game Southeast swing as they head to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Falcons. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a 49ers-Falcons prediction and pick. The 49ers are coming off a 37-15 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Jimmy Garoppolo completed 18 of his 30 passes for 253 […]

When Nick Bosa left the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 5 game with a groin injury, it sent minor tremors through the team’s fanbase. Now granted, injuries are nothing new to the Niners at this point, as it feels like a quarter of their team has been on the injury report at one point or another […]

After getting off to a 1-4 start through the first five weeks of the 2022 NFL season, it seems like the Baker Mayfield experiment has been yet another failure in the Carolina Panthers’ endless search for consistency at the quarterback spot. These early-season struggles led to the firing of Matt Rhule in his third straight […]

The San Francisco 49ers have logged back-to-back wins in Weeks 4 and 5, and there’s no denying that the return of star tight end George Kittle has played a major role in the Niners’ recent surge. Kittle missed his team’s first two games of the season due to a groin injury, but it’s clear that […]

The San Francisco 49ers are on a roll and travel to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Week 6. The 49ers have taken over the NFC West but are entering this game with some key injuries. Here are our San Francisco 49ers Week 6 predictions as they take […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan dropped a crucial injury update on Nick Bosa ahead of Week 6. 49ers beat writer Eric Branch reported that Kyle Shanahan said the star defensive end has a chance to play on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. However, Shanahan also said Bosa will not practice on Wednesday. This update […]

Though the San Francisco 49ers secured such a commanding win over the Panthers that Carolina fired their head coach shortly thereafter, the win did not come without a cost, as Kyle Shanahan’s squad lost four players, Emmanuel Moseley, Jimmie Ward, Nick Bosa, and Robbie Gould to a torn ACL, broken hand, groin, and knee contusion […]

After a major setback with Trey Lance’s season-ending injury in Week 2, it seems the San Francisco 49ers are on track for another solid season. On Sunday, the 49ers had a big 37-15 road win over the Carolina Panthers, improving their record to 3-2. San Francisco is now at the top of the NFC West. […]

The San Francisco 49ers were dealt a brutal injury blow during Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 5. Starting cornerback Emmanuel Moseley exited the game with a knee injury and did not return to action. After undergoing tests on the injury, the Niners’ worst fears were confirmed; Moseley was diagnosed with a torn […]

Jimmy Garoppolo led the San Francisco 49ers in a rout of the Carolina Panthers, 37-15, on the road in Week 5 of the 2022 NFL season. The 49ers climbed to 3-2 and are in first place in the NFC West. Here we’ll look at some takeaways from the 49ers’ convincing Week 5 win. There were […]

Despite the Carolina Panthers’ mighty struggles this 2022 season, Baker Mayfield is not worried about his starting job. Mayfield hinted as much in his postgame presser after their miserable loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5, noting that he is not someone who lives and makes a big deal about the past. He […]

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers, 37-15, on Sunday. The win pushes the Niners to 3-2 but the victory came at a price. According to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, defensive backs Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Moseley along with defensive end Nick Bosa suffered potentially major injuries. Per Kyle Shanahan: Jimmie Ward has […]

The San Francisco 49ers head to North Carolina for a showdown with the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a 49ers-Panthers prediction and pick. The 49ers are coming off a significant 24-9 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. Jimmy Garoppolo completed 16 of […]

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle has not gotten off to the start that many anticipated that he would this season. But he isn’t worried about that. The 49ers are off to a rocky start this season. They currently sit at 2-2 and are atop the NFC West. But they lost starting quarterback […]

After Week 4 of the San Francisco 49ers 2022 season, the team is in the exact same spot it was last year. Jimmy Garoppolo is the quarterback, and the team is 2-2. The 2021 season worked out pretty well from that point. The Niners lost their next two games but ultimately went 8-3 down the […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle hasn’t been as dominant as fans expect him to be in recent weeks, but despite his poor production, head coach Kyle Shanahan is not one bit worried. Ever since making his 2022 season debut in Week 3, Kittle has only made six receptions for 52 yards. He was […]

The San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams at home last Monday to score a 24-9 victory. With that, Jimmy Garoppolo and the Niners are back to their winning ways, as they were able to rebound from a forgettable 11-10 road loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. It was not all that […]

San Francisco 49ers star defender Nick Bosa made it clear that he wants to call out Baker Mayfield for the Niners’ Week 5 matchup with the Carolina Panthers. However, he is just deciding when to do it, per Cam Inman on Twitter. “I don’t think I called him (Mayfield) out last time before the (2019) […]

Nobody on the 49ers’ defense has been better during the first month of the season than safety Talanoa Hufanga. He is the biggest reason for the 49ers’ dominant defense rising to another level this season. That kind of made their Monday night fixture against the Los Angeles Rams quite strange. Hufanga hadn’t made a huge […]

Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers have suffered yet another major loss on the offensive line. After losing All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams due to a high ankle sprain, his replacement is also now out. In Williams’s absence, Colton McKivitz was serving as the starting left tackle. But unfortunately for Garoppolo and the entire […]

Deebo Samuel just proved on Monday night why he remains to be one of the top wide receivers in the NFL today. The San Francisco 49ers star scored one of the best touchdowns of the season thus far as he helped the Niners to a massive 24-9 victory over the defending champions Los Angeles Rams. […]

The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly frustrated by the lack of calls in reference to Nick Bosa. Jennifer Lee Chan reports that the Niners turn in film each week of Bosa being held by offensive lineman. Chan also reported that head coach Kyle Shanahan is concerned about Bosa constantly being held. At 6’4, 266 pounds, […]

The San Francisco 49ers entered 2022 with hopes of returning to the Super Bowl. Last season, the team almost achieved that goal but ended up losing to the eventual-champion Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game. To avenge that loss and play for the Lombardi Trophy again, the 49ers made a big move over […]