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49ers demolish Tom Brady and the Buccaneers 35-7

San Francisco – The 49ers continue to face a tough road with injuries this season, Deebo Samuel was carted off the field after sustaining an ankle injury today. Samuel a key component to the offense will be out for some time but that didn’t stop Brock Purdy from having a great NFL start at quarterback. …

Purdy, defense lead 49ers to 33-17 win over Dolphins

SANTA CLARA  – Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy replaced injured Jimmy Garoppolo and recorded his first two touchdowns of his career. Despite losing Garoppolo for the remainder of the game, the San Francisco 49ers rode another strong performance behind their defense to defeat the Miami Dolphins 33-17 for their fifth straight win. “He’s got some balls…

49ers win fourth straight, blank Saints 13-0

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers defense dominated today, they forced two fumbles to shutout the New Orleans Saints 13-0 today at Levi’s Stadium. The Saints scored in 332 straight games, the longest active streak in the NFL. The last time New Orleans was held scoreless was Week 17 in 2001 against the San Francisco.  The…

49ers rally late to beat Chargers 22-16

SANTA CLARA, Calif – Christian McCaffrey continues to be the offensive spark for the 49ers., he scored the go-ahead touchdown to propel San Francisco to a 22-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night following their bye week. At times, the Niners’ offense was stagnant. Jimmy Garoppolo engineered his guys through a quagmire quarter…

McCaffrey unstoppable against Rams

Los Angeles – Christian McCaffrey finally had his big game. He made history in just his second game with his new team. McCaffrey scored two touchdowns and was behind the pass for a winning touchdown as well. He was simply unstoppable against the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers demolished LA 31-14, a much needed win…

49ers defense dismantled by Chiefs

Santa Clara – In their second meeting, the Kansas City Chiefs dominated the 49ers especially in the second half. They scored five times and completely dismantled San Francisco’s defense. Mecole Hardman made history by being the only wide receiver in a Super Bowl era with two or more rushing touchdowns and one or more receiving…

Garoppolo, 49ers stay undefeated against Rams in regular season

Santa Clara – Jimmy Garoppolo never disappoints against the Los Angeles Rams. He’s owns a 7-0 win streak during the regular season. Garoppolo’s completed 70.1 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and a 98.6 passer rating vs LA outside the 2019 playoffs. Tonight Garoppolo continued his regular-season streak with the 49ers 24-9 win over…

Lance out for season, Garoppolo leads 49ers past Sehawks 27-7

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE (12:33PM 9/19) – “San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance underwent successful surgery on his injured right ankle this morning, an injury that occurred in yesterday’s game versus the Seattle Seahawks.  “Surgery was performed at Stanford Hospital and repaired two injuries to Lance’s ankle, a fibula fracture and ligament disruption.  Lance will start the…

Lance looked good in 49ers preseason opener

SAN FRANCISCO – Trey Lance made his debut as the starting quarterback and didn’t disappoint. Now that the era of Jimmy Garoppolo is over, Lance got off to a slow start but made up for it when he went deep for a 76-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Lance went 4-for-5 for 92 yards and…

49ers look ahead to the offseason, team awards given out

Santa Clara – Update: Press conference with Jimmy Garoppolo. On his final days as a 49er: “I think more will happen in the days that come, but yeah, these guys have been very upfront about the whole thing” Garoppolo said. “I was talking to John yesterday just about finding the right destination and whatever the…