CLEVELAND - With the latest possible bye week on the NFL schedule, the San Francisco 49ers have done their best not to look too far ahead, lest they drop a game they believe they otherwise should have won.

But, after rolling the Cleveland Browns 26-8 on Sunday afternoon, the Niners have finally made it to some much-needed time off. And despite losing superstar players such as linebacker Fred Warner (right ankle), defensive end Nick Bosa (right ACL), tight end George Kittle (hamstring) and quarterback Brock Purdy (right big toe), among others, for the rest of the season or long chunks of it, the Niners have become unlikely contenders in the NFC playoff picture.

"Looking from the outside in, if people would've said, 'Hey, you guys are gonna be 9-4 going into the bye and you're

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