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Peyton Manning entered last week's game against the 49ers having thrown 15 touchdown passes and having been sacked only twice all season.

After finally notching their first win of the season, the Tennessee Titans will travel to San Francisco this weekend to meet the 3-4 49ers in an interconference matchup.

For the first time this season, the 49ers will face a quarterback who is as dangerous with his legs as he is with his arm.

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.

In the eyes of Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis , the 3-4 San Francisco 49ers are a playoff team.

Join 49ers Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis for a live chat Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET on NFL.com. Submit your questions for Patrick now, and check back in later as he answers your questions on his season, coach Mike Singletary , the outlook for the 49ers and more.

The performance of the 49ers ' defense against the high-powered Colts drew rave reviews both for its design and its execution.

Michael Crabtree is Scot McCloughan's wide receiver, Vernon Davis is his tight end, Joe Staley is his left tackle, and Frank Gore is his running back.

Tarell Brown, who has played only sparingly this season, might be the 49ers' starting left cornerback today against the high-octane Indianapolis Colts.

If you're brave enough to watch and not too hungover from the Halloween party the night before, chances are that you, the loyal, hopeful 49ers fan that you are, will venture to take in Niners-Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday morning.

These are the quarterbacks who have started for the 49ers since Sept. 6, 1998, in alphabetical order: Ty Detmer, Trent Dilfer, Ken Dorsey, Jeff Garcia, Shaun Hill, J.T. O'Sullivan, Cody Pickett, Tim Rattay, Alex Smith, Steve Stenstrom, Chris Weinke and Steve Young.

The green dot is moving on. Safety Dashon Goldson will now wear the helmet with the radio in it, and not just for Halloween.

First off, thanks to Fearless Frog for posting this graphic in one of the game threads.

This Sunday, the Houston Texans play host to the San Francisco 49ers. Let me rephrase: The Houston Texans have a chance to show they are for real this Sunday against the 49ers.

He even caught the eye of arguably the NFL's best receiver in Houston's . As Crabtree prepares for his long-awaited debut with the 49ers against the Texans on Sunday, it seems everyone - including Johnson - is looking forward to him playing for the first time in more than nine months.

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Jeff Ulbrich won't play again this season because of a concussion.

After an epic wait to get on the field, receiver Michael Crabtree apparently is making up for lost time.

Veteran San Francisco linebacker Jeff Ulbrich won't play again this season because of a concussion.

18. Lewis went in with his head down as he helped on a tackle of Falcons running back Michael Turner with 10:51 to go in the third quarter.

Hill was forced to throw it away when a rusher came free off the right end. Then Joe Nedney missed a 46-yarder. Not a good sign for a stirring comeback.