Niner Nation— Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, September 14th, 2023 Javon Kinlaw shows vast improvements in 49ers’ Week 1 win “Shanahan took notice of Kinlaw’s first snap of the game, when he blasted through an attempted double-team block of Steelers center Mason Cole and left guard Isaac Seumalo. His penetration enabled linebacker Fred Warner to fill the gap and blast running back Najee Harris for a 2-yard loss.” 49ers need Colton McKivitz, Spencer Burford to be sharp against Rams’ Aaron Donald (paywall) “The (false start) is just attention to detail,”...

Niner Nation— Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ Nick Bosa came to play The 49ers offense opened the game with a 15-play, 64-yard drive that took over six minutes off the clock. But the drive ended in a field goal after Brock Purdy was nearly intercepted, which wasn’t the first time that happened on the drive. The good news is that the offense converted its first three first downs. Purdy found Deebo Samuel for 14 yards, and Jauan Jennings for 24 yards. The other near interception came on a deep crossing route, where George Kittle had to play defensive back. That would be something to...

Niner Nation— Photo by Harry How/ The 49ers have their home opener on Thursday. A short week may keep Aiyuk out if there’s any question about his health 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned three players during his postgame press conference on the injury report. One was Deommodore Lenoir, who left the game with a potential concussion. As you may have seen, Lenoir returned to the game after being cleared, where he had a game-sealing interception. The second player was another cornerback, Ambry Thomas, who initially left the game with a knee injury before coming back briefly once...

Niner Nation— Photo by Joe Sargent/ A big day for Deebo Samuel. Arik Armstead shows up in the stat sheet. And Matthew Stafford turns it over. The 49ers take on the Rams Sunday afternoon after both teams went on the road and had decisive victories in Week 1. What changes in Week 2? These two teams are familiar with each other. Let’s make a few bold predictions for today’s game. Matthew Stafford throws multiple interceptions Stafford was tremendous against the Seahawks in Week 1. He threw for over 330 yards, made a couple of spectacular throws, and was in complete command of the...