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' season of excellence continues apace. Although he did not have a touchdown catch Sunday for the first time in three games, the tight end did achieve career highs in receptions and yards.

WRAGGE IN AT R Guard After another terrible return, 49ers take over at own 27: Smith to Davis for 12 yards and first down ... 1st and 10: Hope sacks Smith for eight-yard loss ... 2nd and 18: Smith hit as he throws; play called incomplete but Fisher challenging ... Jacob Ford got past Adam Snyder on the play ... Officials rule a fumble.

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky The suggestion from mdcady80: Although Addai's throw to Wayne was indeed a game changer, the sack on Smith afterwards was much bigger.

Recently, the link between football, head injuries and lifelong brain damage has been a hot topic in the media and in NFL circles.

Will one small step for Adam Snyder mean one giant leap for the 49ers' offensive line? As the starting right tackle slides over to right guard for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans, the team can only hope the shift is a seismic one.

You could question the 49ers' killer instinct after a win against Seattle and a narrow loss to Minnesota.

No one asked Jimmy Raye this specifically today. But the subtext of the offensive coordinator's Thursday media session was the two fourth-quarter possessions in Sunday's loss to the Vikings in which the 49ers ran the ball five out of six times for a grand total of minus-1 yards.

The 49ers are trying to find a way to get back on the winning track after letting one slip away in Minnesota last week.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The 49ers' ill-fated decision to run the ball on third-and-6 while attempting to run out the clock against the Vikings in Week 3 invited criticism.

We've got the final injury report for the week and aside from the surprisingly large number of probable 49ers , nothing too out of the ordinary.

Jim Brown, who made $85,000 in the final season of his Hall of Fame career, has a message for the 49ers first-round draft pick: "Mr. Crabtree, get your butt in camp," he said.

Linebacker Patrick Willis was the player Favre took out ... and the one who helped the living legend to his feet afterward.

The run-first San Francisco 49ers will turn to rookie Glen Coffee to replace Frank Gore at running back Sunday against the Rams.

Here are the injury reports for both the 49ers and the Rams. 49ers Out indefinitely RB Frank Gore , S Reggie Smith Did not participate in practice G David Baas , CB Allen Rossum , DE Justin Smith , T Joe Staley , LB Jeff Ulbrich Limited in practice LB Takeo Spikes Full participation in practice TE Vernon Davis , T Adam Snyder Rams Did not ...

If he had to do it all over again, Mike Singletary said, he wouldn't. The 49ers' coach said he did not, and does not, question the play-calling of coordinator Jimmy Raye on San Francisco's last drive in Minnesota.

The 49ers and Vikings are two unbeaten teams that will collide on Sunday. For the Vikings, this 2-0 start is expected as they look to make a Super Bowl run.

Vernon Davis never has been shy about talking about his own performances. But after his best game to date Sunday, the 49ers' tight end tried to turn the conversation to his team.

There weren't any - clippings, that is. There were years, though, four of them, spent as Minnesota's No.

It's called the Williams Wall, and for good reason. It's made not of brick and mortar but two very large purple-clad bodies totaling about 700 pounds of move-me-if-you-can, man.

The 49ers and Vikings submitted their injury reports today. Here are the reports for both teams from Thursday's practice.