It won’t be a walk in the park, but 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan sees a viable pathway for quarterback Mac Jones and San Francisco to succeed against a potent Houston Texans defense.

In conversation with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco for the latest edition of “49ers Game Plan” ahead of the team’s Week 8 matchup with the Texans on Sunday afternoon at NRG Stadium, San Francisco’s play-caller detailed what his team is up against.

“They’re going to be tested because this is a very good defense,” Shanahan told Maiocco. "Everyone talks about them. Their numbers are that, and it's what’s advertised. DeMeco [Ryans] has them playing at a very high level; very sound defense.

“Anytime that you go up against a defense who has extremely sound coverages, you want to know about their pass rush b

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