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Grant Cohn and Brandon Deutsch reassess how the 49ers stack up against the rest of the NFC West as San Francisco heads into its bye week.
Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers would love a trade that improves the team, but receiver and the defensive line are getting players back from injury and adding help now could force cuts when those players return. Nicholas McGee notes San Francisco still has two weeks before the November 10 deadline to work through that balance.
TheSFNiners reacts to Seattle dealing for guard Quenton Nelson and reports the 49ers are ready to make a trade of their own, with the NFC West race tightening during the bye week.
Jessie Naylor breaks down Seattle trading for Quenton Nelson and asks how the 49ers will respond, framing the move as an NFC West arms race that puts pressure on San Francisco to answer.
In this KNBR short, John Lynch stresses that the 49ers need to stay sharp during the bye week rather than coast through the break.
Jason Aponte uses the bye week to evaluate the 49ers defense, looking at how the unit has performed so far and what needs to improve.
Kyle Posey reports John Lynch backed Eddy Piñeiro when asked about a possible kicker change, with Lynch saying the 49ers have a lot of belief in Eddy.
Kyle Juszczyk talked to Kaelon Black and Jordan James after their back-to-back fumbles late in the second quarter against Atlanta, plays that stalled a drive with the 49ers leading 14-9 and let the Falcons close the gap.
Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday the 49ers have not discussed bringing in kickers for tryouts, signaling confidence in Eddy Piñeiro after his kicking struggles.
John Lynch discussed the injuries to Mike Evans, Nick Bosa and Christian McCaffrey after the 49ers played Atlanta without several key contributors, with optimism in Santa Clara that reinforcements could arrive after the bye week.
With the November 10 trade deadline approaching and the 49ers linked to DeForest Buckner, Khalil Mack and Josh Sweat after the loss to Atlanta, this piece argues any defensive lineman trade should be for depth, not out of need.
Grant Cohn reacts to the Seattle Seahawks trading for guard Quenton Nelson, a move that lands a star offensive lineman with a 49ers division rival in the NFC West and raises the stakes for San Francisco in the division race.
Kyle Juszczyk talks through the 49ers 6-1 start, Brock Purdy, and the loss in Atlanta, with San Francisco heading into its bye week after its first defeat of the season.
The Krueg Show breaks down the Seahawks trading for Quenton Nelson and what the move means for Seattle and for the 49ers, who now face a strengthened division rival in the NFC West.
KNBR looks back at the 49ers 29-20 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta, where Brock Purdy kept San Francisco close but could not finish the comeback, dropping the 49ers to 6-1 heading into the bye week.
John Lynch discusses the 49ers trade plans ahead of the deadline and gives injury updates on Nick Bosa and Christian McCaffrey, two players San Francisco needs back as it heads into the bye week.
David Lombardi reacts to Quenton Nelson being traded to the Seattle Seahawks, a deal that puts the guard in the NFC West with a 49ers division rival.
The 49ers Rush Podcast takes stock of the team in this State of the 49ers episode, going live from the stadium right after the game ended.
Grant Cohn and Brandon Deutsch discuss what they see as the one major issue in the San Francisco 49ers secondary.
Jessie Naylor goes back to the film from the loss to the Falcons to judge how bad Brock Purdy really was and whether he is getting too much criticism, and she says the answer is not as simple as people want to make it.
Quenton Nelson is headed to the Seattle Seahawks, putting the guard with a 49ers division rival in the NFC West.
Kyle Shanahan talks through the 49ers corrections, saying when you make a dumb mistake, you do not need much discussion on how to correct it.
49ers.com rounds up the latest San Francisco 49ers headlines as the team looks ahead to the bye week, with injury updates included.
John Lynch says the 49ers are sticking with Eddy Piñeiro and are not planning a change at kicker during the bye week, even after Piñeiro missed an extra point against the Falcons for his fourth missed extra point of the season.
The San Francisco 49ers suffered their first loss of the season Sunday, falling 29-20 to the Atlanta Falcons, and this roundup tracks where San Francisco landed in the Week 8 power rankings as the team heads into its bye week to regroup and recover.
SI.com names nine NFL rookies who made Week 7 impossible to ignore, including Cleveland Browns receiver KC Concepcion, whom the Browns finally unlocked after he had not topped 64 receiving yards.
Nick Shook updates his NFL power rankings entering Week 8, with the Minnesota Vikings claiming the No. 1 spot as the league's last remaining undefeated team and the Browns and Falcons nearing the top 10.
NBCS Bay Area runs through 49ers overreactions during the bye week, including whether trading for a star left guard would be the most helpful move, as San Francisco takes a deep breath before a long stretch of games ahead.
The San Francisco 49ers fell to the Atlanta Falcons 29-20 on Sunday, dropping to 6-1, and Niners Wire rounds up the team's best and worst PFF grades from the first loss of the 2026 season.
Good Morning Football on NFL.com debates which loss taught you more, the Kansas City Chiefs loss or the San Francisco 49ers loss.
Eric Karabell drops Brock Purdy to QB5 and No. 37 overall in his rest-of-season fantasy rankings after a fourth straight game under 20 fantasy points, with Joe Burrow taking the No. 2 quarterback spot, while rookies Omar Cooper Jr. and KC Concepcion lead a group of rookie wide receivers moving up.
Rohan Chakravarthi rounds up the Week 8 power rankings after the 49ers lost 29-20 in Atlanta and fell to 6-1, with ESPN and Yahoo Sports keeping San Francisco at No. 1, CBS Sports dropping them to No. 3, and FOX Sports dropping them to No. 5 heading into the bye.
Grant Cohn and Jessie Naylor discuss the expectation that John Lynch and the 49ers will be aggressive at the trade deadline.
Jessie Naylor and Grant Cohn work through the report that the 49ers are expected to make a major trade after the disappointing loss to Atlanta, and whether that game was a trap game or exposed real problems.
Grant Cohn and Brandon Deutsch take up the question posed in the title, whether the Falcons exposed Raheem Morris in Atlanta's win over the 49ers.
Chris and Kyle look at the big picture fallout from the 49ers' Week 7 loss to the Falcons and whether it changes how urgent the trade deadline should feel for San Francisco.
Nick Bosa looked like he might return for the 49ers in Week 7 and then he was ruled out, and this Niners Wire report lays out Kyle Shanahan's explanation for why he did not play.
The 49ers hit the bye at 6-1 with a clear list after the 29-20 loss in Atlanta. Getting healthy tops it, with Christian McCaffrey's hamstring strain called mild, Nick Bosa a chance to return after five missed games with a calf injury, and Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel and Demarcus Robinson among the players who could be back for Las Vegas on November 8. The rest is cleaning up four turnovers against Atlanta and the penalties that gave Washington and Atlanta eight automatic first downs, sorting out Eddy Piñeiro after four missed extra points in seven games, answering how Atlanta held San Francisco to three pressures with play action and quick throws from Michael Penix Jr., and John Lynch deciding before the November 10 trade deadline whether the defensive line needs outside help.