US EditionKurtenbach: The 49ers are battered, bruised and extremely dangerous as they head into their bye week
- San Francisco 49ers secured a 26-8 road victory at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on November 30, 2025, entering their bye week with a three-game winning streak.
- In windy Cleveland, cold conditions kept both offenses limited, but San Francisco 49ers capitalized on two Cleveland fumbles and tightened up in the second half.
- Quarterback Brock Purdy completed 16-of-29 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown to Jauan Jennings, while George Kittle's key catch set up a field goal.
- Coaches credited halftime adjustments with tightening defense, and 49ers players said the bye week will provide rest and healing before the four remaining schedule games.
- Looking ahead, run-defense work after the bye is a priority even with pass-rush success contained as the 49ers allowed 4.5 yards per carry but kept Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns defensive end, relatively quiet.
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Kurtenbach: The 49ers are battered, bruised and extremely dangerous as they head into their bye week
Nothing is pretty in Cleveland in the winter. Least of all the football. But Cleveland’s nasty weather and even nastier defense didn’t faze the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It was the perfect setup for a trap game. A short week. A holiday hangover. A roster looking ahead to a desperate, long-awaited bye week. It had “no-fun letdown” written in neon letters across the script. The Niners didn’t care. They just went out and turned in one of their…
As They Head into the Bye Week, 49ers Dance Their Way to 9-4
Getting a win, on the road, against one of the NFL’s toughest defenses to improve to 9-4 heading into the bye week, is enough to make a quarterback dance. And dance he did. Embed from Getty Images During the third of quarter of the San Francisco 49ers, 26-8, win over the Cleveland Browns, 49ers QB Brock Purdy scrambled two yards into the end zone on a zone read and immediately broke into the “Dougie.” “I’ve always been able to Dougie, I just hav…
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