49ers looking a lot like last year's dominant team heading into bye week with …

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The 49ers players showed during the lockout and again during the most recent offseason that they don't require a lot of supervision. Defensive end Ray McDonald, for example, said he planned to go to the 49ers facility every day to work out. Justin Scoring touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers is proving to be one [...]

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Lions' Jim Schwartz, 49ers' Jim Harbaugh agree on something

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Brian Bahr/Getty Images Despite struggling at times, Alex Smith got his San Francisco 49ers to 5-2 on Thursday. SAN FRANCISCO — I know what you're thinking, San Francisco 49ers fans. You'll take your team's 13-6 victory over the Seattle Seahawks at Something had to give on Thursday night at Candlestick Park. Entering the NFC West [...]

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Did Jim Harbaugh's no-safety decision for 49ers cost gamblers $75 million?

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From the blog Shutdown Corner: The San Francisco 49ers used sound second-half adjustments on both sides of the ball and a steady dose of Frank Gore to erase a 6-3 halftime deficit to move to 5-2 on the season, We break down Frank Gore's performance and wonder why the 49ers did not use him more [...]

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49ers get it done old-fashioned way against Seahawks but committed to …

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Tackling that is fundamentally sound and physically jarring will be a hallmark of this game. From the blog Shutdown Corner: The San Francisco 49ers used sound second-half adjustments on both sides of the ball and a steady dose of Frank Gore to erase a 6-3 halftime deficit to move to 5-2 on the season, It [...]

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49ers get out alive, and that's enough

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By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer – 1 minute ago. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pete Carroll pulled up a chair and sat next to Russell Wilson in one corner of Candlestick Park's visiting locker room, listening to his rookie quarterback and asking The bad news for the 49ers: They have 11 days until their next [...]

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