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On the eve of the Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reflected on how Brock Purdy became the team’s quarterback with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. “I was sure Brock was worthy of the fourth round, and we put a fourth-round grade on him,” Shanahan told Peter King ahead of […]

The San Francisco 49ers have had a successful 2023 NFL season with a 12-5 record and making it to Super Bowl 58. However, they have a fatal flaw that will doom them in the Super Bowl. Let’s take a closer look at the 49ers’ season, their potential weak link, and how it will impact their […]

The San Francisco 49ers are gunning for their sixth Super Bowl title as a franchise with preparation this week leading up to the game on February 11 in Las Vegas. The 49ers got great news this week in the form of a marketing deal from the NFL for a spouse of one of the team’s […]

The San Francisco 49ers completed a comeback for the ages against Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions this past weekend, punching their ticket to the Super Bowl in Nevada. Predictions for the big game were revealed recently. San Francisco fullback Kyle Juszczyk revealed the surprising mood of 49ers players in the locker room while trailing […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will be heading to Super Bowl 58 to take on the San Francisco 49ers. It will be a Super Bowl rematch between the two teams from the 2019 season where the Chiefs dynasty initially started. Little did anyone know that back in 2019, that would be just the beginning of this […]

The NFC Championship was slipping away from the San Francisco 49ers. Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown were connecting while all Dre Greenlaw, Fred Warner, and Nick Bosa could do was wait for their own offense to do something. There also was not much Kyle Shanahan’s offense would do despite Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and […]

After being down 17 points to the Detroit Lions, the San Francisco 49ers completed the comeback and are heading back to the Super Bowl in a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2020. There are some players that were on that team that are looking to seek revenge and win hardware of their own, […]

In arguably the most surprising coaching hire of the 2024 offseason, the Atlanta Falcons, who were rumored to be closing in on Bill Belichick, instead hired Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan loved the move and has nothing but positive things to say about Morris, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN: “49ers’ […]

The San Francisco 49ers have the best odds to win the 2025 Super Bowl, according to the latest odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and the Niners are comfortable favorites at +450, with the next closest team being the Baltimore Ravens at +700. The 49ers are still looking to punch in a Super […]

The Carolina Panthers hired Dave Canales to be their new head coach on Thursday, a move that surprised some people. Perhaps even more surprising is the fact that the Panthers handed Canales a six-year contract, which is rare for a first-time NFL head coach to get. Canales joins three other active head coaches who signed […]

Kyle Shanahan is busy preparing his San Francisco 49ers for the team’s third consecutive trip to the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. But he still has time to shade the NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks when the opportunity arises. On Thursday, Shanahan was asked how important the “12th man” is going to be this weekend. […]

The San Francisco 49ers are headed to their third consecutive NFC Championship Game this weekend when they face the Detroit Lions. It’s also their fourth in five years, with only in 2019 did they come out with a ticket punched to the Super Bowl. The 49ers, of course, hope to avenge their latest conference tragedies […]

The Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers are two of the most storied franchises in the history of the NFL. However, despite both playing in the NFC and the Lions being founded in the 1920s and 49ers in the 1940s, they’ve met just once in the playoffs. The reason why is actually pretty simple: Neither […]

The San Francisco 49ers edged out a victory over the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the playoffs. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy played a substandard game, but the Niners were able to work through that. Tight end George Kittle spoke on Purdy’s performance, giving credit to his poise throughout the game. “Brock played […]

During an interview with Nick Wagoner of ESPN, Brock Purdy revealed that he was told the San Francisco 49ers wanted Tom Brady in 2023. Wagoner’s article was published on January 16th and the quote surprisingly did not receive much attention. However, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk recently shared it once again. So what exactly […]

Squeaking by with a win over the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round thanks to a fourth quarter Christian McCaffrey touchdown, the San Francisco 49ers will now be playing host to the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game. The season almost ended way too soon for the 49ers last weekend, losing to the […]

With the San Francisco 49ers scheduled to take on the Detroit Lions at home this weekend, the prevailing thought among many is that quarterback Brock Purdy is the x-factor. After all, Purdy was absent for Coach Kyle Shanahan’s team vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in their devastating NFC Title Game loss last season in the City […]

Heading into the 2023 NFL season, very few doubted that at least on paper, the San Francisco 49ers had the best roster in the NFL. The NFL All-Pro teams, announced early last week, proved just that. The Niners had four 1st-team All-Pros, tied for the most in the league in the league with the Kansas […]

The San Francisco 49ers NFL playoffs return left many in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday night, perhaps ridden with anxiety after watching their team just squeak by with a win over the Green Bay Packers, 24-21. In the NFC Divisional Round matchup, the 49ers hadn’t led the game since about five minutes remaining in the […]

Kyle Shanahan is a great coach, arguably the best in the NFL today. The San Francisco 49ers are a perennial Super Bowl threat thanks to his offensive schemes. However, there’s been one aspect of Shanahan’s coaching that has come under fire recently: his inability to lead a comeback. Prior to the 49ers’ playoff game against […]

The San Francisco 49ers prepare to play their first NFL playoff game this season as they will face the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round. The 49ers obtained the No. 1 seed, so they will be well-rested coming into this game where on the other hand, the Packers are coming off of a beat-down […]

As the San Francisco 49ers gear up for the 2024 NFL Playoffs Divisional Round clash against the Green Bay Packers, the focal point extends beyond MVP candidates Brock Purdy and of course, Christian McCaffrey. While both Purdy and McCaffrey have undoubtedly played pivotal roles for the team, it is Deebo Samuel who can emerge as […]

Being an alternate in the Pro Bowl is not ideal. This is why Brandon Aiyuk felt bad about the decision to keep him out. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan knew how frustrating this was for the wide receiver. But, news broke about his All-Pro nod and the mastermind behind Brock Purdy’s insane schematics […]

After earning a bye week last week in the first round of the NFL Playoffs, the San Francisco 49ers will be hosting the Green Bay Packers in an NFC Divisional Round matchup on Saturday. If you’re the 49ers, you may be a bit surprised by the opponent, given that the Packers weren’t given much of […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke on the team’s preparation for the Green Bay Packers ahead of their matchup in the playoffs. The Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys on the road in the first round of the playoffs, set to face the No. 1 49ers at Levis Stadium. Shanahan mentioned his focus on […]

The San Francisco 49ers will have to wait another week, bypassing Super Wild Card Weekend since they attained the No. 1 seed in the NFC and earned a first-round bye. They earned that right by being arguably the most talented team in the entire NFL, not to mention a favorite to win the Super Bowl. […]

A little less than a decade ago, Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers ended their partnership. Now current 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is singing Harbaugh’s praises after the latter just won the College Football National Championship at Michigan. Here’s what Shanahan said about Harbaugh on a conference call on Tuesday, according to Grant Cohn […]

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 […]