SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-11)

Expectations

Despite coming off a six-win season, the 49ers enter 2025 as one of the favorites to contend in the NFC. Injuries derailed last season with stars such as Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk all missing significant time. The Niners came into this season refreshed thanks to a longer offseason than they had the previous three seasons when they made long playoff runs that fell short of a Super Bowl title. San Francisco believes the pieces are still in place to make a run even after several veterans were jettisoned in the offseason in an attempt to get younger and cheaper. There is still plenty of star power with Williams, McCaffrey, George Kittle, Fred Warner and QB Brock Purdy, who was rewarded with a five-year, $265 million extensio

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