If the 49ers had made a push for Phillips or some other edge rusher in November, they might have lost a third-round pick in April. Meh. That seems like a tiny price to have a modicum of an edge pass rush in a postseason in which any team can realistically win the Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers received a timely boost as they prepare for a critical showdown against the Seattle Seahawks. With playoff positioning and NFC West stakes looming, all eyes were on Christian McCaffrey’s status after his name surfaced on the injury report earlier this week.

It doesn’t sound San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Trent Williams is likely to play against the Seahawks on Saturday, but so far the Niners are refusing to rule their left tackle out.

Sam Darnold, Nick Emmanwori and Riq Woolen might want to forget Week 1's loss to the Niners. Saturday is their shot at redemption.

In the Sunday night loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams once again got off to a slow start that was covered up by the team starting with a 7-0 lead due to T.J. Edwards' pick-six.

Wednesday was the second practice day of the week for both teams, and both teams produced a practice report that sheds some light on who will be available this weekend.

Brock Purdy threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns as San Francisco is now one win away from earning the NFC's top seed.

Seattle presents many challenges, but one of the most difficult matchups is with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who isn’t a household name yet in his third year out of Ohio State but probably should be. The Seahawks felt good enough about him to trade D.K. Metcalf, their No. 1 receiver, to Pittsburgh in the offseason.

Going into the final week of the regular season, a look at the most important non-QBs still alive in the playoff race.