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Maybe. But thanks to San Francisco's 20-3 housing of Jacksonville yesterday, the 5-6 Niners remain in the hunt.

In a virtual must-win, the 49ers beat Jacksonville 20-to-3 improving to 5-6 before two key games in the following two weeks against division foes.

Alex Smith threw short touchdown passes to Frank Gore and Vernon Davis and his solid outing in a 20-3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday highlighted the kind of mistake-free day San Francisco coach Mike Singletary has sought for weeks.

Although the 49ers are certainly struggling this season, some individuals are looking to break some franchise records, or at least approach some of them.

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TV/Radio >> 10 a.m. FOX Key story lines >> This game always brings back memories of Terrell Owens' TD catch back in 1999 as the 49ers beat the Packers, 30-27 in the NFC wild card game.

The 49ers came to life in the second half and made a game of it. Alex Smith was at home in the spread/shotgun offense, but he looked utterly inept in the first half.

After the San Francisco 49ers victory over the Chicago Bears, it seemed like the 49ers had turned the corner, especially defensively.

The question is: Who is the 49ers ' No. 1 receiver? The 49ers answer is: Who cares? "If everybody is making plays, then that's teamwork," Michael Crabtree said.

Why did the 49ers raise their umbrella of caution in the second half of last night's game? It was as we suspected.

Mike Singletary talked to tight end Vernon Davis about his two false start penalties in Thursday's win against Chicago.

The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills.

2 all-time leading receiver, is now No. 2 on the 49ers ' depth chart. Mike Singletary announced last week that Josh Morgan will remain the starting receiver even when the future Hall of Famer recovers from an ankle injury.

The 49ers did not send out an NFL-worthy offense on Thursday night. Any offense that gets five turnovers from its defense and scores only 10 points should be ashamed of itself.

San Francisco intercepted Jay Cutler five times as the 49ers ended a four-game losing streak with a 10-6 win over the Chicago Bears.

San Francisco's defenders figure the short week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much in four days, and the 49ers knew what to expect from Chicago's quarterback.

TEN SFO FG 08:35 Joe Nedney 40 Yd 0 3 FG 05:56 Rob Bironas 21 Yd 3 3 TEN SFO TD 13:08 10 3 TD 09:31 10 10 TD 00:20 10 17 TEN SFO TD 05:40 17 17 TEN SFO FG 10:55 Joe Nedney 25 Yd 17 20 TD 07:11 24 20 FG 03:06 Rob Bironas 28 Yd 27 20 TD 02:51 34 20 TD 00:39 34 27 SAN FRANCISCO -- Vince Young has evolved before his teammates' eyes.

The assignment: Shaun Hill was supposed to manage an offense driven by a powerful running game.

The 49ers losing streak has reached four games after getting stunned at home by Tennessee .

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco 49ers and Tennessee Titans are tied 3-3 at the end of the first quarter at Candlestick Park.