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Morris Returns to Atlanta and Is Expected to Have 49ers Defense Try to Pressure Falcons QB Penix
Morris returns after Atlanta fired him following an 8-9 finish, while the 6-0 49ers try to extend their unbeaten start.
- San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Raheem Morris returns to Atlanta on Sunday to face his former team, the 2-4 Falcons, as the undefeated 49ers seek their seventh straight win.
- Morris, who was 16-18 in two seasons as the Falcons head coach, was fired on January 5, 2025, following an 8-9 finish and Atlanta's eighth consecutive losing season.
- Atlanta quarterback Michael Penix carries a 6-10 career record and was sacked nine times in four games this season; last week's 31-23 loss to Chicago highlighted offensive struggles.
- Coach Kyle Shanahan said his 49ers defense, which has recorded 15 sacks this season, aims to replicate the Bears' successful pressure strategy. "I know they care about Raheem a lot," Shanahan said.
- Coverage begins Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT on Fox, with Falcons running back Bijan Robinson leading the NFL with 758 scrimmage yards as Atlanta's offensive anchor.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton CitizenMorris returns to Atlanta, leading a 49ers defense that will try to pressure Falcons QB Penix
Former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris will return to Atlanta as undefeated San Francisco's defensive coordinator when the 49ers face the Falcons. Morris is expected to have his defense put pressure on Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. after Penix was…
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Morris returns to Atlanta and is expected to have 49ers defense try to pressure Falcons QB Penix
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Raheem Morris returns to Atlanta as 49ers' defensive coordinator
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Raheem Morris will return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday not as the former Atlanta Falcons head coach but as the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator. Six games into his tenure in San Francisco, Morris — who spent the past two years as Atlanta’s head coach — said he is focused on […]
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