SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan heard plenty during the bye week from friends and family about the prime position the 49ers are in entering the stretch run of the season.

The Niners (9-4) head into the final four games looking to return to the playoffs despite a string of injuries and maybe even win a division title or earn even the top seed in the NFC with some help.

Shanahan has no interest in thinking about any of that. His only concern right now is preparing for rookie quarterback Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans (2-11) on Sunday.

“Everyone tries to talk with me and then I usually snap at them,” Shanahan said. “You can just as easily lose four games in a row as win four games in a row. I mean, four games are a long ways away and there are a lot of t

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