After making it all the way to the Super Bowl last season, San Francisco is just 5-7 in 2024.
The San Francisco 49ers entered 2024 with one of the top rosters in football and one of only a consensus handful of teams with a shot at winning Super Bowl LIX.
That was until—among other bumps in the road—star running back Christian McCaffrey missed the beginning of the season"We knew coming into this year we were going to have to work to," the 44-year-old said of his team. "I didn't feel 'there' right after training camp, I thought we had a chance though to get better as the year went—especially at the beginning of our schedule which I thought was a lot easier than the second half.
Pretty comprehensive stuff from Shanahan today when I asked about the team's mood now with all the outside conversation about the season and bad math odds to make the playoffs:"And then right when we got the toughest part where I was hoping we would have had some continuity and develop into the team that I thought could really make a run and push some things," he continued. "That's when we took a— subtracted a lot of guys from us.
The 49ers have dealt with injuries to not only Purdy, Aiyuk, and McCaffrey this season, but also wide receiver Deebo Samuel, tight end George Kittle, defensive end Nick Bosa, and left tackle Trent Williams among others. With an uphill climb to the playoffs, San Francisco will welcome the 4–8 Chicago Bears to Levi's Stadium this coming Sunday for a 4:25 p.m. EST kickoff.Mike Kadlick is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He graduated from Boston University with his Master's in 2021. Mike is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.
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