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Durable veterans have helped the San Francisco 49ers field one of the NFL's toughest defenses. Losing outside lienbacker Darius Fleming, a fifth-round choice in 2012, to a potentially season-ending injury will not affect their plans for the coming...

Tigre from "South of the Border" asks about new provisions allowing NFL teams to carry over unused salary-cap space to future years. He wonders why a team would ever decide against carrying over some of the unused allotment. Mike Sando: NFL teams ...

Five things I noticed while watching the San Francisco 49ers' final game of the 2011 regular season, a 34-27 victory over the St. Louis Rams in the Edward Jones Dome: Justin Smith's hidden impact: Parys Haralson stuffed Rams running back Steven J...

Two NFL fines against NFC West players from Week 13 raise questions in relation to previous ones. @kylekinzie read my tweet about the $15,000 fine against the San Francisco 49ers' Ahmad Brooks' for roughing the passer and wondered why that fine do...

Five things I noticed while watching the San Francisco 49ers' most recent game, a 27-20 home victory over the New York Giants: Akers' impressive form. Kicker David Akers' onside kick fooled the Giants for a couple reasons. Situation played a role...

The St. Louis Rams' Steven Jackson ranks among the most powerful and inspiring team leaders in the NFL. His leadership means a lot more when Jackson is healthy enough to back it up on the field. That has been the case recently. Bryan Burwell of...

Good question from Tre9er this week regarding the San Francisco 49ers' pass rush: "Is there info available breaking down how many sacks from Justin Smith and Ray McDonald have come from the base and nickel defenses?" 49ers Sacks by Personnel ...

As much as Braylon Edwards wants to get back on the field Sunday for the 49ers, he won't do it if it means risking further injury to his surgically repaired right knee.

The first time the Baltimore Ravens lost to an AFC South team (Tennessee) this season, they defeated an NFC West team (St. Louis) by 30 points the following week. They lost to another AFC South team (Jacksonville) Monday night. They'll be looking ...

With 5.5 sacks for the season, all of them over the last three games, San Francisco 49ers rookie Aldon Smith is on pace to finish the regular season with 14.5. That would tie the sack-era NFL rookie record Jevon Kearse set in 1999. Sacks became an...

The San Francisco 49ers have placed defensive tackle Will Tukuafu on the season-ending injured reserve list with a wrist injury.

The San Francisco 49ers are 2-1 and leading the NFC West heading into Week 4. Does that suddenly make them division favorites with the St. Louis Rams sitting 0-3? "I guess I'm leaning toward San Francisco, but I don't feel confident," Matt William...

The San Francisco 49ers have changed head coaches and coordinators multiple times in recent years, but there has been at least one constant. The team keeps defeating division opponents at home. The 49ers have won their last seven NFC West games...

Looking back upon three things discussed here before the San Francisco 49ers' 17-3 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Saturday night: 1. Progress on offense. The 49ers opened the game with a 16-play drive to the Oakland 2. Their first four dri...

Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com expects Ahmad Brooks to earn a starting job this season. Maiocco: "Brooks, who recorded 11 sacks in the past two seasons combined, has been lining up on the left side with the first-team defense. With his job apparently...

Aaron Schatz's piece on defensive stop rates caught my attention for what it did not include, namely any mention of NFC West players among the highest- or lowest-ranked linebackers. The San Francisco 49ers' Patrick Willis sets the standard at the ...