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When San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made the decision to sit Brock Purdy for a meaningless Week 18 finale against the Los Angeles Rams, some questioned the wisdom of the move. Chief among them? Brock Purdy himself. The 49ers’ MVP contender wasn’t sure sitting out the final regular season game was best for […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to the media Friday talking about the loss to the Baltimore Ravens last Monday night where quarterback Brock Purdy threw four interceptions. When asked how Purdy has responded to the bad outing, Shanhan gave a blunt response to the question that was posed by a member of […]

Brock Purdy took accountability after throwing four interceptions in the San Francisco 49ers 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Following the game, Purdy explained that he threw his first interception when he tried making another aggressive decision after the 49ers made two big plays to drive down the field and into the red zone. His […]

In a disheartening turn of events during Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers absorbed a 33-19 defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. A string of costly errors marred the game. Specific personnel emerged as significant contributors to the team’s downfall. Now, let’s delve into the 49ers who bear […]

The San Francisco 49ers came into their Week 16 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens on a six-game winning streak and in prime position to get the No. 1 seed in the NFC. However, the 49ers left the game with a decisive loss, a lot closer NFC race than they’d like, and some injuries they’d rather […]

Christmas night was not kind for Kyle Shanahan or the San Francisco 49ers. Every offensive sequence they threw would immediately get caught by John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens secondary. They got the early start over their opponents but Lamar Jackson just lit up like a star. It all culminated in another unfortunate statistic that […]

In a rare and somewhat awkward turn of events, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan found himself in the unusual position of actively supporting a division rival when the Seattle Seahawks faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15 on Monday Night Football. The stakes were high for Shanahan, per Tim Capurso of SI, […]

Jolly Old Saint Nick is gifting us all with what should be a superior Week 16 Monday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers (11-3) and Baltimore Ravens (11-3). With as much as the NFL schedule has been downgraded this season due to quarterback injuries, damaging the value of matchups, there’s not a better […]

To say that the San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl contenders would be an understatement. Kyle Shanahan has been able to orchestrate schemes that make both their offense and defense thrive. But, there could still be more to the squad. They obviously still have lapses but Christian McCaffrey and Brock Purdy have been playing through […]

There have been circling debates on whether San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy deserves to be in the MVP conversation with the success the Niners are having on the offensive end. Not only are many people against this topic, but they believe Purdy is extremely indispensable. FOX Sports analyst Doug Gottlieb argues that the 49ers […]

To say that the San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl contenders would be an understatement at this point. Kyle Shanahan has forged a balanced squad that could take over on both sides of the field. A large contributor specifically in their ground attacks has been Christian McCaffrey. The running back has been breezing through tough […]

The San Francisco 49ers downed the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in a game marred by a brawl involving DK Metcalf and Fred Warner. However, it seems that getting under Metcalf’s skin was part of the 49ers’ game plan all along. The team had a meeting the previous night wherein San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan […]

In just two short years in the NFL under head coach Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has gone from Mr. Irrelevant to a bonafide NFL MVP candidate. If this story feels vaguely familiar, it’s because it actually is. Though he already had over half a decade of NFL experience, Matt Ryan went […]

Both Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers are having incredible seasons, and head coach Kyle Shanahan believes you could make an MVP case for the two of them, but did not want to campaign for one over the other. “The only reason I wouldn’t overly comment on either one of them […]

Deebo Samuel was the star for the San Francisco 49ers in their 42-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. In the game, he had seven touchdowns for 138 total yards and three touchdowns. His performance wasn’t just incredible because he went for over 100 yards and had a hat trick, but how impressive those touchdowns were. […]

The San Francisco 49ers are once again one of the NFL’s best teams. After making the NFC Championship Game in three of the past four years, this may seem just like the same old 49ers the NFL is used to, but there are some notable changes with this team. One of the biggest trends with […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan isn’t a fan of Philadelphia Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro. The former shared his thoughts after DiSandro’s altercation with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw on Sunday. Kyle Shanahan didn’t like a non-player such as Dom DiSandro getting involved in an altercation with a player. The 49ers head coach […]

Kyle Shanahan did not come to play around against the Philadelphia Eagles. They had a dominating start and continued the onslaught such that Jalen Hurts could not mount a comeback. A lot of x-factors came alive for the San Francisco 49ers despite the ejection of Dre Greenlaw. Nick Bosa and the rest of the defenders […]

On Sunday afternoon, head coach Kyle Shanahan and his San Francisco 49ers improved their record on the 2023-24 NFL season to an impressive 9-3 with a dominating road win over what had been the best team in the NFL so far this year, the Philadelphia Eagles. The game was a rematch of last year’s NFC […]

Kyle Shanahan has nothing but respect and admiration for Nick Sirianni. That much is clear as the San Francisco 49ers head coach heaped tons of praises for the Philadelphia Eagles tactician ahead of their Week 13 showdown. Before the 49ers take on the Eagles on the road on Sunday, Shanahan was asked about his thoughts […]

Through the first five weeks of the season, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was a candidate for the NFL MVP award. He vaulted toward the top of MVP talk briefly, especially after his four-touchdown game versus the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4. The MVP conversation has now primarily involved quarterbacks, with Dak Prescott […]

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to become just the second team this season to beat the Philadelphia Eagles. To overtake the Eagles, they might have to stop one of the Eagles’ best plays — the tush-push. The tush-push has become of the biggest talking points this season as it leads to almost guaranteed success […]

It looked like the San Francisco 49ers were about to crumble in the second half of their game against the Seattle Seahawks. Kyle Shanahan knew that the Brock Purdy-led offense needed a bit of a boost, not just in their schematics, but also in their confidence. Deebo Samuel unveiled what got them over the hump […]

On Thanksgiving, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy sealed a win over their bitter division rival Seattle Seahawks when he completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk in the fourth quarter. The pass gave the 49ers a 31-13 lead, which erased any slim hopes of a Seahawks comeback in the final minutes. The touchdown […]

Running back Christian McCaffrey put on yet another offensive clinic under the spotlight. The San Francisco 49ers faced the Seattle Seahawks on Thanksgiving Day, giving McCaffrey a chance to showcase his talent on primetime. McCaffrey scored two touchdowns on the ground, to go along with 114 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards. Head coach Kyle […]

The San Francisco 49ers feasted on the Seattle Seahawks, 31-13, in their Thanksgiving clash with the divisional rival Sunday night. But it wasn’t all gravy for the NFC West leaders, as they seemingly lost an All-Pro to a season-ending injury. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told the media that safety and key specials team player […]

People can say what they want about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, but he often delivers than not under center for his team. Take for example the perfect fourth-quarter dime he threw that led to a Brandon Aiyuk touchdown with eight minutes left in regulation against the Seattle Seahawks Thursday night. Brandon Aiyuk finds […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is tired of all the talk about mediocre quarterback play. For Shanahan, the bottom line should always be about the team’s performance. “This is the NFL. You’ve got to have a really good football team,” Shanahan said after the 49ers demolished the Seattle Seahawks on the road on […]

San Francisco fans are all too accustomed to watching a 49ers season fall apart due to injuries, and though it hasn’t reached the point of no return yet, the latest Kyle Shanahan presser included a bit of tough Talanoa Hufanga injury news that serves as a huge blow to the 49ers top-ranked scoring defense. 49ers […]

While Talanoa Hufanga will still undergo more tests to determine the severity of the knee injury he suffered in Week 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, head coach Kyle Shanahan is already preparing for the worst. Hufanga suffered a right knee injury in the third quarter of the showdown while attempting to stop Bucs running […]

Kyle Shanahan and his San Francisco 49ers heeded the cold slap in the face that came with a 3-game losing streak in the middle of the season. Observers were questioning just who the 49ers were, but they answered that call with a resounding 34-3 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10. A statement […]

When Kyle Shanahan named Brock Purdy the unquestioned starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers before the beginning of the season, he put a lot of faith in a quarterback with just eight starts under his belt and coming off a serious torn UCL. Ten weeks into the season and that decision doesn’t look too […]

In the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, running back Christian McCaffrey fell short of breaking the NFL touchdown record. However, he did not fail f0r a lack of trying on behalf of him and coach Kyle Shanahan. McCaffrey had tied former Baltimore Colts’ legend Lenny Moore for the most consecutive […]

Perhaps the biggest highlight of the San Francisco 49ers’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars was Brock Purdy’s 66-yard touchdown throw to tight end George Kittle in the third quarter. The pass came on the 49ers’ first drive of the second-half, giving them a 20-3 lead over the Jaguars. On the throw, Purdy was under tremendous […]

Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers decimated the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10. But while the 49ers came away with a win, McCaffrey came up just short of making NFL history. McCaffrey entered the game having scored a touchdown in 17 straight games. Had he found the end zone against the Jaguars, he would’ve […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a huge game against the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend as they try to rebound from their disappointing three-game losing streak. After their latest loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the 49ers went on a much-needed bye. Coming out of the bye week, coach Kyle Shanahan says his team is restless for […]

The San Francisco 49ers are set to return from their bye week on a three-game losing streak to go across the country to play the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan spoke about how Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threatens their defense. “I think Trevor is one of the more talented quarterbacks […]

The San Francisco 49ers are making a huge coaching change in Week 10 by bringing defensive coordinator Steve Wilks down to the field. The move is supposed to bring energy to the 49ers defense and help make adjustments closer to the players and in-game action. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan explained his reasoning for the move. “I […]

The San Francisco 49ers started off the 2023 season with guns blazing. They fell behind the upstart Seattle Seahawks and then caught them on Sunday without even playing as Pete Carroll’s team lost to the Baltimore Ravens. The team’s defensive end Arik Armstread shared a game check photo that fans could not believe. The 49ers’ […]