SANTA CLARA — The only thing the 49ers have going for them is their record.

They’re 6-3, having equalled their entire victory output in which they collapsed down the stretch in 2024 to finish 6-11.

Considering their list of wounded, which includes Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Mykel Williams, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall Jr. and Brock Purdy, plus George Kittle for a five-game stretch, it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that coach Kyle Shanahan and defensive coordinator Robert Saleh are doing some of their best work.

Has anyone done more with less? At the closest thing to a midseason in a 17-game schedule, you’d have to consider both men to be strong contenders for the Associated Press end-of-season awards Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year.

Shanahan has his offense runni

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