SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers aren't playing to Brock Purdy's strengths this season. He's an elite play-action passer. He can turn his back to the defense, fake a handoff, spin his head back around and ...

Back in Week 1, the play-action rate seemed lower as well, but the 49ers still moved the ball exceptionally well, scoring on eight consecutive drives to eclipse the 30-point barrier. With the low ...

TRANSLATION: Against a four-man defensive front, the 49ers will have one double-team block and three man-to-man blocks in a play-action pass. The two offensive linemen executing the double team ...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy made his long ... "I thought he did real good, all the plays that he had he made and I don't think he had a bad one," head coach Kyle Shanahan told ...

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers offense looks different this season. It's usually based on run plays and play-action passes that look nearly identical. But through two games this season, only 13 percent ...

Since their move from Candlestick to Levi’s, the 49ers have claimed the title of the team that plays farthest from ... we took a look back at photos from the Niners’ early days playing at ...

Once Super Bowl favorites, the San Francisco 49ers are on a two-game skid after ... For the first time in 12 years, every NFL team will play in Week 8 despite the start of byes.

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers have one of the best play-action-passing attacks in the league. But they haven't used it nearly as much this season as they have in the past because defenses have figured ...