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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.

If San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary reaches for his red instant replay flag during Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers , he'll be hoping for better luck than he had at Lambeau Field 20 years ago.

The 49ers have officially become an NFL team of mystery. Some teams are slumping, some are surging and clicking, some are rebuilding, some are in clueless disarray.

Following is a scouting report on the San Francisco 49ers based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played them: ♦ Sign up for Green Bay Packers text alerts.

The last time the 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau Field? You have to go all the way back to 1990.

The Packers have struggled to maintain some semblance of consistency this season.

Conventional wisdom has always been that defensive players in the NFL are too fast for offenses to be able to run the option.

' season of excellence continues apace. Although he did not have a touchdown catch Sunday for the first time in three games, the tight end did achieve career highs in receptions and yards.

The 49ers started 3-1. Then they caved in to me-first WR Michael Crabtree, and a four-game losing streak ensued.

Aubrayo Franklin was in the middle of one of his least favorite activities a ' talking about himself a ' when teammate Jeff Ulbrich interrupted.

Frank Gore ran for 104 yards and a touchdown, as San Francisco recorded five interceptions in a 10-6 win over the Chicago Bears at Candlestick Park.

As the season progresses the one thing that remains clear is that Jimmy Raye as a play caller and an offensive coordinator does not mix.

Aubrayo Franklin intercepted a Jay Cutler pass in the 1st half to help the San Francisco 49ers win a 10-6 game against the Chicago Bears Thursday Nov.

Four losses in a row and five overall sit like fat kids on one end of the plank, driving it into the ground while those three early wins are dangling their feet on the high end.

TWO MONTHS ago he was the head man in charge of charisma, equal parts football coach and religious figure.

COACH MIKE SINGLETARY says the country will see his young 49ers "come of age." Tight end Vernon Davis says the 49ers will destroy the Bears defensive front.

In the aftermath of his team's fourth straight defeat, Mike Singletary looked at the game tape of the 34-27 loss to Tennessee and professed satisfaction with the play of and the offensive line, even though the quarterback had four turnovers and was sacked four times.

As it turns out, the game film was kinder to Alex Smith than the stats sheet. A day after Smith had four crushing turnovers during a 34-27 loss to the Tennessee Titans, coach Mike Singletary had mostly praise for his starting quarterback.

We're not suggesting you take a cynical view of Alex Smith's effort against the Tennessee Titans.

Chris Johnson ran for 135 yards and scored twice, as Tennessee got back to its winning ways in a 34-27 triumph over San Francisco.