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If the 49ers hope to beat Philadelphia in the Wild Card round, they'll need to rely on one simple strategy involving their best offensive player.

Fred Warner seemed poised to return soon from his devastating ankle injury, but Kyle Shanahan pumped the breaks on that possibility.

There is going to be plenty of speculation that San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh will be on the move this offseason.

For Sunday's NFC Wild Card game, the NFL has selected a referee from Pennsylvania whose history favors the Eagles - and has done so at the 49ers' expense.

The Niners aren't likely to face a tougher defensive test than Seattle as they begin the playoffs this weekend.

Robert Saleh will choose his next job carefully, but the Raiders' situation might end up being too good to pass up.

George Kittle basically already admitted that this is the worst possible outcome for the Niners.

The Cardinals parted ways with Jonathan Gannon. And if they replace him with Arthur Smith, the 49ers (and the rest of the NFC West) would be happy.

The 49ers were without Ricky Pearsall against the Seahawks, and the results spoke for themselves.

The Eagles opted to rest their starters in Week 18 and lost to the Commanders as a result, and the 49ers may make Philly regret that choice.