Lane Kiffin a front-runner for 49ers’ offensive coordinator job

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers beat the Rams 31-10 at Levi's Stadium. Samuel totaled five receptions and 133 scrimmage yards (97 receiving, career-high 36 rushing) with two touchdowns (one receiving, one rushing) against the Rams. It was his first career game with both a receiving and rushing touchdown. This is the second Offensive Player of the Week award for Samuel, with the first coming in Week 8 of this season. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1990, 1992 and 1994) as the only 49ers wide receivers to earn

The San Francisco 49ers are now a couple of days removed from the beat down they put on the divisional-rival Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers are now tied with the Pittsburg Steelers for most wins on Monday Night Football after destroying the Rams 31-10 at Levi's Stadium. Emotions are high for fans and players alike, as the team finally came away with a much-needed win. For the majority of the season, the 49ers were taking a lot of heat from fans and media for their mediocre performance, lack of identity, poor execution, and the mishandling of personnel. However, after the win on Monday night, a lot of that noise has since ceased, even though those criticisms were valid and perhaps still relevant. This was just one win. Granted, it was a massive win, one that

The San Francisco 49ers head back on the road following consecutive home games. They will travel to Jacksonville for a Week 11 matchup against the Jaguars. The 49ers own a 3-2 record over the Jaguars and have won the past three meetings between the two teams. San Francisco plays in Jacksonville for the first time since 2005, as the two teams squared off in London for Jacksonville's home game in 2013. The 49ers defeated the Jaguars 42-10 in that overseas matchup. The 49ers are coming off a 31-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football, marking the team's fifth-consecutive win against the Rams. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel hauled in five receptions for 97 yards and one touchdown, adding five carries for 36 yards and one rushing touchdown. It marked the first

It looked like a different San Francisco 49ers defensive on the field Monday night against the Los Angeles Rams, especially compared to the embarrassing performance displayed a week earlier against the Arizona Cardinals. The Niners defense held the potent Rams offense to just 10 points in the primetime shellacking. Following the home loss to an injury-plagued Cardinals squad and before the latest game, the defensive captains, which includes Ward, got together to figure out how to turn things around. At 3-5, something needed to change for the 49ers' playoff hopes to remain alive. "We ended up having a meeting with the team captains on defense," safety Jimmie Ward explained on KNBR's Murph & Mac show. "I can't really speak too much on the offense.