Key questions, breakout players and positions to watch in the NFC West, plus a look at The Athletic’s beat writer report.

The five Rams defensive linemen will win against the five 49ers offensive linemen. That means if Purdy wishes to complete passes downfield to his five eligible receivers, he'll need to make quick ...

The Rams and 49ers have been the cream of the crop in the NFC West since 2017, the year both Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan were named head coach of their respective franchises. McVay started out ...

Garoppolo only appeared in one game last season for the Rams, in Week 18 when they rested their starters, having clinched the ...

Find out why Geoff Schwartz is backing the Niners to eclipse their regular-season win total and why he's fading the Giants.

Jason Fitz & Frank Schwab go back and forth on whether or not to buy in on the 2025 San Francisco 49ers, who, despite some ...

Chief Analytics Officer FTN Fantasy, Creator of DVOA and ESPN+ NFL analyst Aaron Schatz joins host Stacy Rost and producer ...

The 49ers’ task of turning around their defense will be substantially harder if there is a corner on whom defenses can pick on at will on the field. With how often the 49ers are in their nickel ...

The Eagles will attempt to become the 10th team in the Super Bowl era to repeat as champions. An indicator that they have a ...

The 49ers still have one of the most talented rosters, and it'll be a daunting task for the Rams if they want to sweep them again in 2025. However, if they manage to pull that off, they give ...