Jimmy Garoppolo: Some good, some bad on Thursday night

The 49ers were able to drive for a game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s game against the Titans, but there was time left for the Titans to drive for a game-winning field goal and it was hard to feel like the team should never have been in that position in the first place. [more]

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A.J. Brown missed football while he was injured, and the Titans missed him

Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown had missed three straight games prior to Thursday night. He was glad to be back, and the Titans needed him. Brown caught a career-high 11 passes on Thursday night, gaining 145 yards and for 145 yards and scoring the fourth-quarter touchdown that gave the Titans their first lead of the [more]

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Kyle Shanahan defends not trying to score at end of first half, says he wanted to avoid a turnover

The 49ers did not try to score at the end of the first half on Thursday night, instead just letting the clock run down and going into the locker room with a 10-0 lead. That came back to haunt them in a game they would lose 20-17. But 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan defended the decision [more]

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Taylor Heinicke cleared to return from COVID-19

Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke is back. Heinicke has been cleared to return from COVID-19, according to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. That means Heinicke will be good to go on Sunday night, when Washington plays at Dallas. Heinicke was part of a COVID-19 outbreak so severe in Washington’s locker room that the NFL moved [more]

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Adam Thielen excited about having a chance to play this week

An ankle injury has limited Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen to six snaps since Week 12, but he is steadily moving closer to returning to the lineup. Thielen worked out on the field before Monday night’s win over the Bears and he took part in practice on Wednesday for the first time since getting hurt. [more]

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Ron Rivera: We’ll be “tremendously disappointed” if Washington misses playoffs

Tuesday’s loss to the Eagles dropped Washington to 6-8 on the season and it came with a depleted roster due to the team missing a slew of players due to COVID-19 or injuries. Players will come off the COVID reserve list, but the injuries won’t all heal by the end of the season and the [more]

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L’Jarius Sneed “in a good place” and ready to go for Chiefs

The Chiefs have played without cornerback L’Jarius Sneed the last couple of weeks, but he’s back with the team and on track to play against the Steelers this week. Sneed was away from the team after his brother was stabbed to death earlier this month. He returned to Kansas City ahead of last Thursday’s win [more]

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