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Kurtenbach: A statistical autopsy of the 49ers’ strange, stupefying, and successful 2025 regular season

San Francisco posted just 20 sacks, tied for the NFL-low over four seasons, while key injuries and concentrated offense propelled them to the playoffs.

If you watched the San Francisco 49ers this season, you likely spent a good portion of your Sundays squinting at the television, trying to reconcile the jersey numbers with the names on the back, and wondering how a team could look so disastrously different yet end up in the playoffs. The 2025 campaign wasn’t just an “injury bug” season. It was a statistical anomaly — a glitch in the football matrix. But I’ve used my broken brain and official NF…

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The Mercury news broke the news in San Jose, United States on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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