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More than a few San Francisco 49ers acknowledged they didn't know a whole lot about many of the unsung players going against them for the rebuilding Los Angeles Rams. The Niners learned a bit more than they wanted to know Sunday while the Rams forced the Super Bowl contenders to dig deep to extend their remarkable winning streak in this rivalry. Brock Purdy passed for 206 yards and ran for an early touchdown, Deebo Samuel rushed for an 11-yard TD with 11:28 left and San Francisco hung on ...

The season-opening road trip couldn't have gone much better for the San Francisco 49ers. Quarterback Brock Purdy looks completely recovered from offseason surgery and has the offense clicking with the same efficiency it had at the end of last season. The defense has adjusted to new coordinator Steve Wilks and hasn't taken a step back.

The Los Angeles Rams' losing streak in their biggest rivalry is getting awkward now. Sean McVay doesn't like to talk about it. Neither does Kyle Shanahan, even though it's his 49ers on the winning side.

The Los Angeles Rams' losing streak in their biggest rivalry is getting awkward now. Sean McVay doesn't like to talk about it. Neither does Kyle Shanahan, even though it's his 49ers on the winning side.

The San Francisco 49ers have gotten off to shaky starts to the season too often under coach Kyle Shanahan. After a training camp dominated by a lengthy contract holdout from the team's best defensive player Nick Bosa, the trading away of the former future franchise quarterback Trey Lance and the rehabilitation of the starting QB Brock Purdy, there were questions about whether that could change this season. The Niners opened the season in dominating fashion, going on the road to overwhelm ...

Steve Wilks spent plenty of time in his first offseason as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers designing a scheme that can take advantage of the immense talent of edge rusher Nick Bosa. Now that Bosa's lengthy holdout is over and he is back with the team, Wilks finally gets the chance to put some of those plans into action. Bosa reported to the 49ers on Thursday after agreeing to a record-setting contract extension the previous day that ended a holdout that had lasted more t...

Nick Bosa still hasn't reported to the San Francisco 49ers as his contract holdout moves closer to the start of the season but the Niners have no plans to trade their star defensive player away. With Bosa's holdout in its sixth week, there has been some talk that San Francisco could look for a trade if the two sides can't come to an agreement. "I haven’t talked to many people about that but I know I feel pretty strongly,” Shanahan said Wednesday.

The San Francisco 49ers are headed into the season with questions at kicker after both third-round rookie Jake Moody and veteran Zane Gonzalez went down with injuries in the past week. Moody strained his right quadriceps in practice earlier this week and is listed as week to week, putting his status for the season opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 in question. Gonzalez strained his calf during pregame warmups Friday night and will miss a few weeks.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said he expects Trey Lance still to be on the roster when the season starts in just over two weeks despite losing out on the backup job to Sam Darnold. The Niners made the decision earlier this week to give Darnold the No. 2 job behind Brock Purdy despite trading three first-round picks to draft Lance third overall in 2021. The team is exploring all options with Lance, including a possible trade, but Lynch told flagship radio station KNBR that Lan...

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hasn't decided yet on who will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Brock Purdy and said that Sam Darnold and Trey Lance could rotate the job throughout the season. Lance and Darnold have shared the backup quarterback duties throughout training camp, alternating which one gets the primary work behind Purdy. The Niners often have only kept two quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster during Shanahan's first six years in San Francisco but could opt f...