Week 4 against the Denver Broncos is right around the corner for the San Francisco 49ers. It’s a matchup that is sure to provide entertainment. Let’s take a look at the five 49ers you will want to keep a close tab on during the game. You always have to hone in on a player when they’re facing their former team.
Kyle Shanahan didn't have some elaborate explanation for the San Francisco 49ers' hook-and-lateral in the first quarter of last Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.
The San Francisco 49ers are 3-0, but Week 3 reminded everyone that finishing games matters as much as how you start them. San Francisco survived a late Arizona comeback to win 36-30 and now remains home for a Week 4 matchup against the Denver Broncos.
While Brock Purdy has been a good quarterback over the last few years, it hasn’t been until the early going of this season that he has started to truly earn respect and recognition from the national media.
How many of the Week 1 starting quarterbacks from the 2009 NFL season can you name in five minutes?
The opening three weeks of the 2026 NFL season have already seen the spot as the league’s best quarterback being fiercely debated by analysts across the nation.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The San Francisco 49ers have a need at wide receiver and have been connected to many different options across the NFL. There are five former first-round wide receivers who could end up being moved by the trade deadline.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has made an exceptional start to the season, which has seen him crowned the NFC Offensive Player of the Month.
Another week, another set of new injuries for the San Francisco 49ers. This pattern has become more repetitive than a noisy, annoying parrot, and fans are beyond sick of it.
The latest additions to the long list of injured San Francisco 49ers players were off-ball linebacker Dre Greenlaw, left tackle Trent Williams, wide receiver Mike Evans, defensive end Keion White and linebacker Jaden Dugger.
Brock Purdy is exceeding expectations as one of the best performing quarterbacks to start the 2026 NFL season. Dan Orlovsky even fired a Tom Brady comparison towards the San Francisco 49ers star.
49ers TE George Kittle is back in the starting lineup after recovering from a torn Achilles he suffered in January. San Francisco QB Brock Purdy said Kittle’s return has been “remarkable.” “That’s actually remarkable to be able to have that kind of injury and do what he did to get back,” Purdy said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The San Francisco 49ers are looking like Super Bowl favorites at 3-0, even amid owner Jed York’s recent scandal. The 49ers offense got a prediction to shred the Broncos in Week 4, prior to Dan Orlovsky’s comments on what makes it so unique.
The NFL handed down its punishment for San Francisco 49ers principal owner Jed York on Friday, suspending him for six games and fining him $500,000 following his legal issues in August.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to reporters after Friday's practice and shared several key injury updates. He ruled out three players for Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Denver Broncos, though none of the absences should surprise.
Mike Evans has opened each of the last two San Francisco 49ers games with early production, and both ended with him hurt.
The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 4 contest against the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Both teams have released their official injury reports, which are provided below.
A 3-0 record usually makes for a pretty happy locker room. But after the San Francisco 49ers survived another close game, fullback Kyle Juszczyk admitted the mood inside the team was not quite what the record might suggest.
The NFL has rendered its verdict on York.
Brock Purdy's critics might be having a tougher time diminishing the San Francisco 49ers quarterback's success this season. Purdy is playing at a high level, with some even wondering whether he belongs in the NFL MVP conversation.
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-3, and suddenly, a player who wasn't supposed to be available is worth watching as the NFL trade deadline gets closer.
ESPN's Dan Graziano seems to believe that 49ers general manager John Lynch is serious about holding onto Jones this fall.
If history is any indicator, George Kittle could be a big threat for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in their home game against the Denver Broncos.
The San Francisco 49ers are looking like themselves again, and that means they're winning. Quarterback Brock Purdy is a large part of this team's 3-0 start.
A little over a week after joining the 49ers’ practice squad, veteran wide receiver Brandin Cooks is getting a promotion. The 49ers have signed Cooks to their 53-man roster, Nick Wagoner of ESPN reports.
Conversations about whether or not the NFL should make penalties such as pass interference reviewable or allow coaches to challenge such decisions were resurrected following a pair of controversial calls in Week 3 of this season.
Jones continues to generate trade speculation.
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