Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy (13) passes the ball to San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA — Two days before the 49ers’ regular-season finale, coach Kyle Shanahan did not announce plans to stash key players for the upcoming playoffs.
But kickoff is not until 1:25 p.m. Sunday, and things could change by then, or perhaps by halftime or the fourth quarter. In other words, the host 49ers (12-4)