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Niners’ Dominance Is Creating Lore for a New Era

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kevin and Tara Stinson have waited five years for Levi’s Stadium to feel like home. When they had season tickets at Candlestick Park, where the San Francisco 49ers played until 2013, the tailgating was livelier, the stadium was noisier and the fans were family. In the half-decade since the 49ers moved to Silicon Valley, the Stinsons, who bought season tickets here, too, have watched a merry-go-round of coaches, quarterbacks and losing teams that won just 25 games in the past five seasons. The team’s marketing slogan, “Faithful Then, Faithful Now” seemed like more of a question than a statement.