The San Francisco 49ers stayed atop the NFC West with a miracle win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. Here are the highlights.

Robert Saleh found himself in the headlines this past week. Ahead of their Week 4 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator called out Jags head coach Liam Coen's “sign-stealing”. After San Francisco lost the game, Coen and Saleh got into a heated argument where the two had to be separated.

Former San Francisco 49ers second-round pick Drake Jackson has three visits lined up for next week as he attempts to make an NFL comeback after not having played in the league since 2023.

San Francisco was missing Brock Purdy, George Kittle and a slew of wide receivers but got huge performances from Mac Jones (342 passing yards, two touchdowns), Christian McCaffrey (139 total scrimmage yards) and Kendrick Bourne (10 catches, 142 yards).

How on earth does a team that can’t consistently run the ball or pressure the passer, featuring guys off the street in the starting lineup because their roster is held together by athletic tape and sheer stubbornness, beat the Rams, arguably the best (and the least injured) team in the NFL, 26-23 in overtime on Thursday?

Sigler projected the 0-4 Saints to quickly become sellers ahead of the Nov. 4 trade deadline. One of his potential moves has the 49ers sending third and fourth-round picks in the 2026 draft to New Orleans in exchange for 28-year-old Northern California native Carl Granderson.

Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall vs. Rams, leaving a thin WR group as Mac Jones starts in place of Brock Purdy.

Brock Purdy will miss Thursday’s divisional clash against the Rams due to a lingering turf toe injury. The 49ers will be significantly shorthanded, also missing key