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49ers vs. Titans: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions (paywall) “Kawakami: 49ers 30, Titans 13. They’re rested, they’ve got most of their main offensive stars back, they’re facing one of the worst teams in the league — this should fall into 49ers-pick-a-score territory unless there’s a major letdown. I don’t think there’ll be a letdown.“

Eric Kendricks’ journey back leads him to 49ers — maybe where he was meant to be (paywall) “Every now and then, the phone would ring. It was his fellow captain from his UCLA days, San Francisco 49ers center Jake Brendel. The 9-4 Niners are down to their third middle linebacker after losing Fred Warner and Tatum Bethune to injuries.

“I was like, hey man, you still keeping in shape?” Brendel said. “We might have a ‘Mike’ job open. Curtis (Robinson

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