San Francisco 49ers: What You Need to Know Heading into Week 8

In case you were wondering, the 53 men that made up this San Francisco 49ers ballclub last year—a team that was only five yards away from a Lombardi Trophy—did not win three straight games during the regular season, much less four.

Yet, that unit brushed its shoulders off and walked away with an 11-4-1 record, plus home-field advantage in the NFC divisional round. Even then, with five non-wins, it was still enough to catapult the team into Super Bowl XLVII in Louisiana.

That being said, it does speak to the growth of this team since; very noticeable progress even during this season, especially after tossing a...

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