CLEVELAND – At long last, the 49ers are on their bye week, after nine wins, four defeats, and numerous injuries that were supposed to derail their playoff hopes long ago.

Week 14 is here, and the 49ers’ three-game win streak is on hold. The latter fuels bravado and belief.

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So not everyone was taking the cliché, company line of reasonably saying the 49ers need a mental and physical break.

“It doesn’t matter when our bye is,” safety Malik Mustapha said in an exclusive interview after Sunday’s 26-8 win over the Browns. “We could have a bye in Week 17. We have the guys that just love ball.”

Coach Kyle Shanahan said he “loves where we’re at right now” in terms of playoff position. They may be in the seventh and final NFC spot with four games to go, but they’re only a half-

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