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The Niners won't be playing in the game, but they'll be visible throughout the buildup to Super Bowl Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
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The Niners can't win with the Seahawks facing the Patriots in the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium
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Picking out the best and worst of the 49ers' immensely challenging season that still reached the NFC playoffs' semifinal round.
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John Brodie played 17 seasons with the 49ers, delivering the franchise's first NFC West titles, then had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional...
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The 49ers Faithful came away from this season with lots of mailbag questions
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Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are forging ahead into Year 10 as the 49ers' coach and general manager tandem, after accomplishing more than expected in a short-staffed...
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San Francisco 49ers: The 49ers look poised to make Gus Bradley their fifth defensive coordinator in five years.
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While the 49ers eliminate a Brandon Aiyuk 2026 comeback, coach Kyle Shanahan's immediate focus is on replacing Robert Saleh at defensive coordinator, likely with Gus...
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The 49ers' pass rush could take priority No. 1 this offseason to complement Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams, Bryce Huff and Keion White.
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Saleh rejoined the 49ers as defensive coordinator this season after three-plus seasons as the Jets' head coach.
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Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Fred Warner and defensive ends Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams are on the mend and looking foward to healthy returns next season.
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Running back Christian McCaffrey won the Len Eshmont and Bill Walsh awards in the wake of his dual-threat season
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If the Niners want to win the Super Bowl, they need to look regionally.
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Fred Warner was amazed at how the 49ers fought their way to the NFC divisional playoffs, where they ultimately fell 41-6 to Seattle.
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San Francisco 49ers 6 - Seattle Seahawks 41: The Niners were pulverized in the NFC playoffs by their top rival. Why were they so positive afterwards?
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The 49ers' second-most lopsided playoff loss featured failures at every level in a 41-6 divisional-round exit in Seattle.
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San Francisco 49ers 6 - Seattle Seahawks 41: The 49ers gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff and the Seahawks never looked back.
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San Francisco 49ers 6 - Seattle Seahawks 41: The 49ers gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff and the Seahawks never looked back.
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The 49ers' season is over after a 41-6, blowout loss to the No. 1-seed Seahawks in Seattle.
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The sixth-seeded 49ers look to replicate their 2021 playoff run and win a divisional game at the No. 1 seed, with the Seahawks hosting Saturday's game.
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Who wins the third matchup between these NFC West rivals? Our columnist has the script.
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A day after going through an impressive warmup session before a brigade of media, Warner was relegated to watching and vocally supporting his teammates in Friday's...
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San Francisco 49ers - Seattle Seahawks: There will be no secrets in the NFC Divisional Round showdown between two NFC West rivals.
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Super Bowl preparations are swirling around the 49ers' home stadium as they gear up for another potential road upset Saturday in Seattle.
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"I've never sustained a serious injury like this, so having to rely on my wife and other people around me to help, it was tough in the beginning."
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Brock Purdy looks to improve to 5-0 in Seattle when the 49ers visit the top-seeded Seahawks in Saturday's divisional-round playoffs.
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Fred Warner has been out since fracturing and dislocating his ankle in October.
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The Niners' win over the Eagles was a lesson on what it takes to survive and advance in the NFL playoffs.
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The 49ers battled through George Kittle's Achilles tear and fourth-quarter deficits to beat the Eagles in a 23-19 wild-card thriller.
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The 49ers overcame George Kittle's injury and fourth-quarter deficits to dethrone the Eagles 23-19 in Sunday's wild-card thriller in Philadelphia.
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The 49ers' season should have ended long ago. Yet they are two wins from the Super Bowl.
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Postseason football is defined by grit and narrow margins. The San Francisco 49ers looked right at home in that environment, beating the Eagles 23-19 at a raucous...
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The 49ers overcame the loss of George Kittle to a first-half Achilles injury and rallied in the fourth quarter for a 23-19 wild-card win at Philadelphia.
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The play on which Kittle was injured was his only reception of the game.
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Brock Purdy is focused on keeping the 49ers' season alive rather than reflect on his last playoff game in Philadelphia, where his throwing elbow got hurt in the 2022...
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San Francisco 49ers: The Niners' showdown with the Eagles might set playoff football back 10 years.
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The No. 6-seed 49ers (12-5) need Christian McCaffrey and other veteran superstars to come up big in Sunday's wild-card visit to the No. 3-seed and defending...
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While left tackle Trent Williams resumed practicing 1 1/2 weeks after a hamstring strain, Fred Warner was spotted for the first time running on his surgically repaired...
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Ricky Pearsall was absent from practice on Wednesday. That looms large over the Niners' showdown with the Eagles.
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Upton Stout and Alfred Collins have stood out among the 49ers' 11-man draft class and will play key factors in Sunday's wild-card debut at Philadelphia.
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As the 49ers open the playoffs Sunday in Philadelphia, veteran Eric Kendricks must lead a makeshift linebacker corps that's added Kyzir White.
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Defensive questions dominate the 49ers Faithful's fears entering Sunday's wild-card visit to the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Seattle's defense is a unicorn. The rest of the NFC, including the Eagles can't match what they do.
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Linebacker Kyzir White is joining the 49ers' practice squad ahead of Sunday's wild-card game against the Eagles, his 2022 team.
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Still having a hard time making sense of the Niners' regular season? These numbers may or may not help.
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Here is how the No. 6-seed 49ers match up with the No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles in their upcoming wild-card game.
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Why did the 49ers miss so many tackles, not just on Kenneth Walker's long third-down run, but throughout the evening?
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The 49ers' 13-3 loss to the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks in the regular-season finale was an all-around failure.
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To reach the Super Bowl, the Niners will likely have to win three road games — and beat the Seahawks.
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The 49ers (12-5) will open the playoffs on the road with a NFC wild-card berth after yielding the No. 1 seed to Seattle in Saturday night's 13-3...
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The Niners were dominated in the biggest regular-season game in Levi's Stadium history.
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The Niners' Week 18 contest against the Seahawks is the biggest regular-season game in Levi's Stadium history
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Greg Papa says he'll return to the 49ers' radio airwaves to call Saturday night's showdown against the Seattle Seahawks.
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The 49ers (12-4) welcome Sam Darnold back to Levi's Stadium in a Saturday battle with the Seahawks (13-3) for the NFC's No. 1 seed.
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The 49ers list Trent Williams, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Keion White and Upton Stout as questionable for Saturday's regular-season finale against Seattle.
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Jauan Jennings and Brock Purdy, the 49ers' seventh-round superstars, are a red-hot tandem entering Saturday night's game against Seattle for the NFC playoffs' top...
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Christian McCaffrey, Trent Williams, Keion White and Kyle Juszczyk are not practicing Tuesday ahead of the 49ers' regular-season finale against Seattle.
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Frank Gore, who ranks No. 1 in 49ers' rushing history and No. 3 in the NFL record book, is among 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Christian McCaffrey has 46 more touches than anyone else in the NFL.
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Here are 10 things that jumped out in the 49ers' Sunday night scoring spree against the Chicago Bears.
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