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George Kittle injury defines 49ers' improbable storybook season

The San Francisco 49ers' improbable 2025 campaign isn't over just yet. But it probably should have been over a long time ago.

A 23-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card round kept head coach Kyle Shanahan's squad in the postseason dance, continuing what has easily been one of the more unbelievable seasons in franchise history.

Unfortunately, one wholly defined by injuries, too, including a brutal setback in the middle of the matchup versus Philly.

The Niners lost All-Pro tight end George Kittle to what's been confirmed by the team as an Achilles tear late in the second quarter, the latest in a massively long line of brutal injury setbacks Shanahan and Co.