The 49ers will host a playoff game after winning the NFC West, and the hope is to make a deep playoff run for the third time in four years. At the moment, those hopes rest in the hands of Brock Purdy, the third-string quarterback who was thrust into the starting job following major injuries to Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance.
Coach Kyle Shanahan addressed both Garoppolo and Lance’s rehabs, and both are in different spots heading into the postseason. Garoppolo has yet to start running after suffering a serious foot injury, but “the goal” for him is to return at some point in the playoffs, potentially in time for the NFC championship game or Super Bowl, if San Francisco makes it that far.