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Niners Return From Break Eager to Build on First Victory

Published Nov 20, 2017 at 8:40 AM
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The 49ers were able to enter their bye week on a high after getting their first victory of the season over the Giants.Now at 1-9, they get back to work, looking for victory No. 2, against the ailing Seattle Seahawks this Sunday at Levi's Stadium. The Seahawks are 6-3, but have lost some key players, particularly All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman and stellar safety Kam Chancellor. Oddsmakers have made the 49ers early 7-point underdogs.Yet despite being 1-9 and projected to fall even further after this Sunday's game, the 49ers have seemed remarkably buoyant and positive.First-year head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have taken a long view of this season, hoping to establish a foundation they can build on, rather than focusing on the standings. Shanahan was happy to get his first win as a head coach, but says that's just the first of many goals this season and for the future."I got that monkey off my back," Shanahan told Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. "Now I have to get my second one or that will eventually be a monkey, too. That was just one win, but it definitely felt good and we worked hard for it. That's not what our goal was. We've got a lot of goals ahead of...

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