Michael is a digital sports strategist for Bay Area News Group. The Denver-area native went to Arizona State's Cronkite School of Journalism and worked several years in Phoenix before coming to Northern California, mostly for the fish tacos.
San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey scores the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Brock Purdy missed practiceThe Niners will hope to get more out of Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey, who has not leapt off the screen since he returned from an Achilles injury two games ago.
Despite the dark cloud over the 49ers and the Bay Area this week, San Francisco enters Sunday just one game behind Arizona in the NFC West lead, though the Niners are tied for last in the division with the Rams and Seahawks.
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