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Figuring out how many players he can rest for the playoffs while still fielding a team in a meaningless Week 18 game is a new challenge for San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. The NFC West rivalry between the 49ers (12-4) and Los Angeles Rams (9-7) will have a decidedly different feel when they meet on Sunday with both playoff-bound teams approaching the game almost like an exhibition. “This is just stuff that’s a little annoying to think about but once you kind of do, which we had time to do the last couple days, I just had to talk to some players so they understand it,&#...

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Brock Purdy bounced back from the worst game of his NFL career to throw two touchdown passes, and the San Francisco 49ers clinched the top seed in the NFC by beating the Washington Commanders 27-10 Sunday. Philadelphia’s stunning home loss to Arizona, combined with Detroit’s defeat at Dallas on Saturday, allowed the 49ers […]

Minutes after rolling to a 27-10 victory at Washington, the San Francisco 49ers watched the final minute of Philadelphia's game at Arizona together in the visiting locker room. A loud cheer erupted when the Eagles lost to Arizona in stunning fashion. After Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes to bounce back from the worst game of his NFL career and results elsewhere fell their way, the Niners clinched the top seed in the NFC and the first-round bye and home-field advantage that comes with it.

RAVENS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Lamar Jackson has thrown for 3,105 yards this season, 22 shy of his career high set in his MVP season of 2019. He's already set a career high with 266 completions and equaled one with 401 pass attempts. His completion rate of 66.3 percent is also a career best.

Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey each promoted the other player's candidacy for MVP after another dominating performance for the San Francisco 49ers. Both have worthy cases as they keep piling up yards and touchdowns at a staggering pace that has positioned the Niners as the league's most dangerous offense following a 45-29 victory Sunday over the Arizona Cardinals. “It means the offense is playing really well,” left tackle Trent Williams said.