SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Overcoming special teams blunders and injuries to key players to pull out a game at the end in the opener was a sign that this season could be much better than 2024 for the San Francisco 49ers.

The injury questions that arose a day after San Francisco rallied to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-13 on Sunday seem like more of the same.

The Niners will be without star tight end George Kittle for at least a few weeks because of a hamstring injury and could be forced to play without quarterback Brock Purdy after he hurt his toe and left shoulder on Sunday.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday the team will know more about Purdy’s status for the Week 2 game at New Orleans later this week.

The one positive is they are dealing with these questions following a win thanks t

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