SANTA CLARA — Was it more interesting than it had to be?

Sure. But isn’t that the story of the San Francisco 49ers’ 2025 season?

Ride the chaos; the ups and downs are extra fun this season. A season that, in all eventualities and likelihood, will extend into the playoffs with the Niners’ 37-24 win Sunday.

Here are the studs and duds from a deeply strange game:

Studs

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Purdy was pushing the ball to all corners of the field, picking up first downs — and more — with his scrambling ability, and keeping the Niners in the right looks against a Tennessee defense that has an elite defensive tackle, a couple of other

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