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4th Quarter
FINAL: San Francisco defeats Dallas 23-17 to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, where they'll face the Green Bay Packers.
With the game on the line, Cowboys DE
Randy Gregory commits an unnecessary holding penalty, potentially eliminating any chance of Dallas retaining possession of the ball.
On 4th & 11, Dak Prescott is unable to hit Cedrick Wilson, forcing the turnover on downs, giving San Francisco possession up 6.
At the 2-minute warning, Dallas has possession of the ball on 3rd & 11, trailing 23-17, with all three of their timeouts.
SCORE ALERT: Dak Prescott runs it in on 3rd & Goal for a Dallas touchdown, cutting San Francisco's lead to 23-17.
TURNOVER ALERT: Jimmy Garoppolo overthrows
Brandon Aiyuk and
Anthony Brown intercepts the pass, putting Dallas within striking position down two scores.
SCORE ALERT: Dallas puts points on the board, keeping it a two-score game with a Greg Zurlein field goal, making it 23-10 49ers.
3rd Quarter
SCORE ALERT: Tyshun Raquan "Deebo" Samuel Sr. The 49ers star rushes from 26 yards out, breaking ankles, en route to another San Francisco touchdown, who now lead 23-7.
TURNOVER ALERT: CB K'Waun Williams picks off Dak Prescott, setting up San Francisco with good field position.
INJURY UPDATE: DE
Nick Bosa has been ruled OUT(concussion) for the remainder of the game.
The Dallas Cowboys will start the half with the ball.
2nd Quarter
SCORE ALERT: The 49ers follow up the Dallas touchdown with another scoring drive of their own, as Robbie Gould drills his third field goal of the day and his second of 50+ yards to give the 49ers a 16-7 lead.
SCORE ALERT: The Cowboys finally get on the board with a Dak Prescott strike to Amari Cooper in the endzone, making it 13-7 49ers.
SCORE ALERT: After the Dallas punt, San Francisco drives down the field once again, electing to kick a 40-yard field goal on 4th & 1, which Robbie Gould drills to make it 13-0 49ers.
1st Quarter
The 49ers force another punt after allowing one first down and will retain possession of the ball up 10-0.
SCORE ALERT: The 49ers' promising drive is killed by a 11-yard loss play, forcing the 49ers to settle for a 53-yard field goal, which Robbie Gould drills.
SACK ALERT: After the impressive TD drive, the 49ers force a 3-and-out, with Not-All-Pro Nick Bosa delivering the final blow, sacking Dak Prescott on third down.
SCORE ALERT: The 49ers dial up a number of passes and runs to drive into Dallas territory, and finishes the drive with an
Elijah Mitchell touchdown run to lead 7-0.
Pregame
One notable name not on the list: LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who is ACTIVE after being listed as a DNP for Friday's practice. He'll join fellow LBs
Fred Warner and
Dre Greenlaw, which marks just the third time this season that the trio has played together.
Here are the 49ers inactives for the game: RB Trey Sermon, DL Maurice Hurst, DB
Deommodore Lenoir, DB Darqueze Dennard, LB Marcell Harris, OL
Jaylon Moore, and S
Talanoa Hufanga.
Here are the Cowboys inactives for the game: LB Keanu Neal, CB Nahshon Wright, CB Maurice Canady, C Matt Farniok, WR Simi Fehoko, and DT Quinton Bohanna.
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
