San Francisco 49ers Made NFL History Tonight Without Even Playing

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It's been a wild ride for the San Francisco 49ers this season. From the downs of losing Trey Lance early in the season, to Jimmy Garoppolo and the defense taking them on a roller coaster ride until the bye, to losing Garoppolo and having to turn to Brock Purdy.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d2739f89-8e67-4ced-bd73-0f883cfac23c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(49.246082724186024%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-219c5afe-69d7-4971-a307-010828a68e39","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-103.35052%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50c64dcc-f72f-4e23-85fb-950d016935c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac2f0a4b-4843-401c-bc4d-063c19882f0f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Image Credit:- Google But the defense is the reason the 49ers are where they are. They've held 12 opponents to under 20 points this season and have the prohibitive favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year in Nick Bosa. Learn more

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