Reactions to Nick Bosa’s buffoonery included outrage, free speech protections and laughter, as if a football player has the mental wherewithal to make a difference in next Tuesday’s election.
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Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to send the San Francisco 49ers into their bye week on a high note with a 30-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday’s prime-time foes both entered the season as top contenders in the NFC.
Deebo Samuel, confined to a hospital for pneumonia-like symptoms earlier this week, is questionable but trending toward playing against the Dallas Cowboys.
Sunday night’s spotlight pits the NFL’s first $60-million-a-year quarterback against a 49ers counterpart who’s playing on a $1.1 million ante.
The plan to ease the rookie receiver back into form didn’t last long for San Francisco.
The 49ers’ wide receiver unit is a few arrows short of a full quiver, and players at other key positions are also banged up.
The strength of the San Francisco 49ers’ offense the past few seasons has been the number of dynamic playmakers that makes it nearly impossible to stop every option.
San Francisco 49ers star receiver Brandon Aiyuk will miss the rest of the season after tearing ligaments in his right knee.
The emotional lift of Ricky Pearsall’s return to the field 50 days after he was shot lasted less than a half.