Archive for September, 2007

49′ers Host Seahawks This Sunday

The 49′ers will try to get back into the win column this Sunday with an NFC West matchup at home against the Seattle Seahawks.  The 49ers dropped to 2-and-1 on the season with a 37-16 loss this past Sunday in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. T he Seahawks improved to 2-and-1 after beating the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-21, [...]

49ers sign PR/KR Lewis; release Williams

The 49ers, in an attempt to upgrade their return game, signed former New Orleans Saints wide receiver/return specialist Michael Lewis and released WR Brandon Williams on Tuesday.  Williams, a third-round pick in 2006, wasn’t particularly impressive in his role as a punt returner and could not crack the rotation of 49ers’ receivers. Lewis, a Pro [...]

TE Davis to Miss Two Games with Knee Injury

49′ers tight end Vernon Davis is expected to miss the next two games due to a sprained ligament in his right knee. Davis suffered the injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s 37-16 loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Davis caught a 22-yard pass from Alex Smith at Pittsburgh’s 10-yard line but lost possession of [...]

Undefeated No More – 49′ers Pounded in Pittsburgh 37-16

Allen Rossum returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown while Ben Roethlisberger finished the afternoon 13-of-20 passing for 160 yards and a score as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the San Francisco 49ers, 37-16, at Heinz Field.  Najeh Davenport scored on a 39-yard run while Willie Parker added 133 yards on the ground for the [...]

Tough Road Test Coming up for 49′ers

The 49′ers face another tough road-test this Sunday with a non-conference matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The Niners come into the “Steel City” 2-and-0 on the season after a dramatic 17-16 victory against the Rams in St. Louis.  The Steelers are 2-and-0 after last Sunday’s 26-3 win at home against the Buffalo Bills.  While Mike Nolan [...]

LB Lawson Out for Remainder of 07 Season

Injuires have cut short the season of 49?ers linebacker Manny Lawson. The team announced on Thursday that Lawson will be missing the remainder of the 2007 season. after he tore a ligament in his left knee on a noncontact play in practice, and even though it did not look all that bad at first, the [...]

9′ers RB Gore Back with Team, Will Play Sunday

It was not an easy week for 49′ers running back Frank Gore, as on Wednesday his mother – Liz Gore, passed away at the young age of 46 after kidney disease. Gore missed practice on Thursday, but was back on Friday, and will play in this weekends game vs the Rams in St.Louis. Gore told [...]

Gore misses practice

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore missed team practice Thursday after learning of the death of his mother, according to the Associated Press.  49ers head coach told AP, “I think that Frank feels that his mother would want him to do his job.  Frank knows that.  I think that’s where he’ll put his attention [...]