By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Having flopped against the previously winless Philadelphia Eagles, the 49ers now get a chance to flop against the still winless Miami Dolphins. Ain’t the NFL just one laugh after another?
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By Art Spander
The beginning of the game was full of warnings on TV. “Not starting today,” said the note under the picture, then it listed players — Nick Bosa and Jimmy Garoppolo prominent among them — and their injuries.
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By Art Spander
Their quarterback surely will be out a game or two. Their best defensive lineman will be out for the season. Bad luck or, as some of the 49ers contend, a bad field?
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By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
Roger Goodell got his boos — recorded as they might have been. The 49ers got their replacement for DeForest Buckner. And the Raiders got their official acknowledgment they belong to Las Vegas, which as the virus-denying female mayor of the city said on CNN is not China.
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By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
MIAMI — This is what the great ones do. They win a game that could have been lost, maybe should have been lost. The 49ers and their fans know all about it. They watched Joe Montana and Steve Young do it for them in the good old days.
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