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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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The defense was a turnstile all night long, until it mattered most.
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“I've got a chance, man. That's the plan," Warner said.
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The universe has made it abundantly clear that it doesn't want the Niners to win this season. The Niners have made the universe tap out.
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The San Francisco 49ers had a close 42-38 win over the NFC North-champion Chicago Bears on Sunday.
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San Francisco 49ers 42, Chicago Bears 38: Niners offense cannot be stopped, as Purdy and McCaffrey have huge days against Chicago.
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The 49ers rallied past the Chicago Bears for a 42-38 win Sunday night to possibly unseat Seattle next weekend for the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed.
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Can the Niners run their winning streak to six — and set up a battle for the NFC's top seed in Week 18?
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The 49ers (11-4) and the Chicago Bears (11-4) collide in Sunday's prime-time showcase rich with playoff ramifications.
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Tight end George Kittle and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall are questionable for the 49ers' game Sunday night against the Chicago Bears.
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49ers' general manager John Lynch has updates on George Kittle, Fred Warner.
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The only active 49ers defenders to ever start a playoff game in their careers are safety Ji'Ayir Brown and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir.
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This Week 17 mailbag teases the 49ers' game Sunday night against Chicago and who might step up in the playoffs.
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The 49ers shouldn't shy away from the Super Bowl as a goal and they know their pressing issue is Sunday's visit by the Chicago Bears.
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The 49ers' passing game was nearly unstoppable on Monday night.
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Dee Winters listened and ended an otherwise questionable Niners' defensive performance with a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown.
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Purdy is the first Niners quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in a game since Steve Young.
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The 49ers improved to 11-4 by winning their regular-season road finale 48-27 at the Colts.
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If the Niners cannot handle the Colts' high-school offense, it's a disqualifying event.
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The 49ers (10-4) face NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor and unretired QB Philip Rivers on Monday night in Indianapolis against the Colts...
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The 49ers (10-4) have a better shot at the NFC's No. 1 seed and a potential Super Bowl home game thanks to the Seattle Seahawks (12-3) overtaking the...
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The 49ers' playoff picture will be dramatically impacted by tonight's NFC West battle in Seattle between the Seahawks and the Rams.
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The 49ers (10-4) can be in the NFC playoff field before Monday's kickoff in Indianapolis and they still could climb to No. 1
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San Francisco 49ers: Trent Williams is one of the greatest offensive football players of all time. He deserves to score a touchdown.
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Brock Purdy's 26-yard run is strangely the 49ers' longest among 404 carries this peculiarly successful season.
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The 49ers' fourth straight win was never seriously in doubt after they took a 7-0 lead
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The 49ers are a flawed team, but their offense might be great enough to make that fact irrelevant.
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Brock Purdy throws for 295 yards, three touchdowns in a Niners win.
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Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and the 49ers (10-4) cruised to a 37-24 win over the visiting Tennessee Titans (2-12).
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The 49ers changed Brandon Aiyuk's status to "reserve/left squad" on Saturday after a season-long mystery of when he might return from last year's knee...
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The 49ers (9-4) take on No. 1 overall draft pick Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans (2-11) on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
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SANTA CLARA – Ricky Pearsall deployed a nifty double move to make arguably the 49ers' biggest catch last game. His third-and-long conversion ignited a scoring...
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Can the Niners take care of business for a fourth-straight game?
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Hall of Fame linebacker Patrick Willis is not only promoting Super Bowl LX and its fan-oriented events but he's kept a close eye on the 49ers' potential path...
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Mac Jones' value to the 49ers is already locked in. It'll take a huge offer to pry him away.
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Defensive end Clelin Ferrell gave a passionate reminder to his 49ers teammates that they're best-in-the-world caliber heading into their final four regular-season...
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The 49ers aren't looking past Sunday's game with the Tennessee Titans but they're mighty curious about Philip Rivers' comeback in Indianapolis, where the 49ers next play...
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The 49ers' path to the No. 1 seed in the NFC was made easier during the bye week. Now the Niners need to do the hard part.
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The 49ers (9-4) face their second straight rookie quarterback Sunday when the sack-friendly Cam Ward visits Levi's Stadium with the Tennessee Titans...
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The 49ers face playoff hopefuls in the Colts, Bears and Seahawks over the final month of their regular season.
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The road to the Super Bowl in Santa Clara might go through... Santa Clara.
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Brandon Aiyuk's comeback this season may be unrealistic but 49ers general manager John Lynch remains hopeful.
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Skyy Moore is coming on strong as the 49ers' return specialist, following up a 98-yard kick return in Arizona with a 66-yard punt return to spark Sunday's win in...
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After weeks of searching, the Niners have found solid ground on the back end of Robert Saleh's defense.
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The 49ers (9-4) enter their long-awaited bye week after a second-half surge Sunday that produced a 26-8 win Sunday over the host Cleveland Browns.
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Once the 49ers fell behind 8-7, Purdy got aggressive and passed the 49ers into field-goal position to take a 10-8 lead into halftime, with his most daring throw...
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"I see why he got punched in the (groin), because he said some things that you should not say to another man, ever."
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Brock Purdy's bounce-back game beat the Browns and set the Niners up for a big home stretch.
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"I love our character, I love our urgency and I like where we're at," Christian McCaffrey said of the 49ers at the bye week.
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San Francisco 49ers 26, Cleveland Browns 8: Brock Purdy and the Niners' professional performance made easy work of Shedeur Sanders' Browns.
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The 49ers (9-4) posted a 26-8 win over the host Browns (3-9) by dominating the second half.
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The 49ers (8-4) could rely on Christian McCaffrey for their win in Cleveland since 1984, although quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Shedeur Sanders enter in the...
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Expect a defensive battle in sloppy weather. Welcome to post-Thanksgiving football.
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The 49ers' clutch plays on defense could help thwart Sunday's matchup with rookies Shedeur Sanders and Quinshon Judkins in Cleveland.
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When the 49ers visit the Browns on Sunday, Kyle Juszczyk returns to his native Ohio needing one more catch for the 300th of his 13-year NFL career.
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Brock Purdy has shaken off Sunday's three-interception game and now braces for a Cleveland Browns defense led by NFL sack king Myles Garrett.
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Brock Purdy says his injured toe isn't bothering him. His three interceptions against the Panthers make that claim dubious
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The 49ers improved to 8-4 overall and 8-2 in NFC competition, with their growing bond next tested Sunday in Cleveland.
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The San Francisco 49ers overcame that Thanksgiving Week generosity and toppled the Carolina Panthers 20-9.
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