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Strangely, the 49ers are not out of this. Singletary told TV, that Smith will have to open it up.

Here are Press-Gazette Packers reporter Pete Dougherty's three keys to the Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers game Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Ask any 49er and they'll tell you every game they play is a big game. Well, the one on Sunday is bigger.

Mike Singletary today said he thought his team has taken full advantage of its "second bye" following last Thursday's win over The Bears.

Referee Ron Winter and crew called 24 penalties, assessing 19, during the 49ers' 10-6 victory over the Bears on Thursday night.

He was inactive for the Chicago game with a sore ankle but even when healthy, Josh Morgan will start in place of Bruce and alongside Michael Crabtree .

Vernon Davis' boast obviously made it all the way to the Windy City. Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye sought out the 49ers' quotable tight end during warm-ups Thursday night.

It isn't exactly a thriller. Chicago at San Francisco? Who planned this one? It's not like either team was anything coming into the season.

Always emotional after games and sometimes all but overwrought in defeat, the 49ers' coach takes his time to review the game before making his day-after comments to reporters.

WRAGGE IN AT R Guard After another terrible return, 49ers take over at own 27: Smith to Davis for 12 yards and first down ... 1st and 10: Hope sacks Smith for eight-yard loss ... 2nd and 18: Smith hit as he throws; play called incomplete but Fisher challenging ... Jacob Ford got past Adam Snyder on the play ... Officials rule a fumble.

Flawless. That was the word the 49ers preached all week as they prepared for the undefeated Colts.

Barry Sims still has something to give in his 11th NFL season, and the San Francisco 49ers need everything they can get from the veteran lineman as he takes over a prominent role on the team's struggling offense.

As someone who keeps track of his stats as well as those of his counterparts around the NFL , Frank Gore is keenly aware of what an odd season he is having for the 49ers .

The team sent out a release this evening that has a timeline for the players' receoveries: * CB Nate Clements suffered a right fractured scapula Sunday and will be sidelined 6-8 weeks.

HALF ASSESSMENT: The 49ers have to try the no-huddle in the second half, Alex Smith runs it so well and the increased tempo makes it hard for defenses to adjust.

Alex Smith has been making the headlines in San Francisco all week. He's back as 49ers starting quarterback and getting help from the recently signed Michael Crabtree and the rejuvenated Vernon Davis.

A Colts victory today looks like a foregone conclusion. Indianapolis owns a 15-game regular-season winning streak and features the best passing offense in the NFL.

Fooch's Update 2:10pm - Adam Schefter is usually on the money, but just to make it official, the 49ers sent out their press release announcing the Tarell Brown contract extension.

Whether linebacker Takeo Spikes takes the field against the Indianapolis Colts will be a game-time decision, coach Mike Singletary said after practice Friday.

The San Francisco 49ers took a big blow to their already struggling offensive line Tuesday, losing right tackle Tony Pashos for the season with a broken left shoulder blade.