GM John Lynch eyes big finish for 49ers in wide-open NFC playoff race

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

President of Football Operations/General Manager John Lynch joins '49ers Talk,' co-host Matt Maiocco for an update on the organization before San Francisco starts its final stretch of the 2025 NFL season. Lynch detailed the pride he has for the 49ers enduring tremendous adversity to place themselves squarely in the NFC playoff race before offering his expectations for the rest of the season. Jennifer Lee Chan also joins Maiocco to break down the 49ers' chances of making a deep playoff run as San Francisco begins to hit its stride.

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0:00.0	The clock is ticking. Are they all ready? Yep, already. Excellent. Now through December 7th,
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0:19.7	The 49ers are idle this week, but they are guaranteed to improve their spot in the NFC
0:25.5	playoff picture following week 14's games. And with a little luck, they could even vault to the top
0:31.6	spot in the NFC if the L.A. Rams and Seattle Seahawks should falter this weekend while the 49ers are enjoying
0:38.4	their by-week.
0:40.0	On this episode of 49ers talk, Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss how the team has benefited
0:45.0	from the additions of coordinators Robert Sala and Brandt Boyer.
0:49.9	Sala has deservedly received a lot of praise for his work with the 49ers defense, and meanwhile,
0:55.7	special teams has undergone a major improvement from a year ago, and Boyer is a big reason why.
1:02.5	General manager John Lynch again sits in for Coach Kyle Shanahan on 49ers game plan to share
1:08.6	his thoughts on the state of the team.
1:15.8	Lynch has managed to acquire some key mid-season pickups who have contributed to the team's success. Do the 49ers have what it takes to secure a playoff spot and make a deep postseason run?
1:22.1	We'll discuss all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now welcome to another episode of 49ers talk
1:31.2	on nbc sports bay area dot com introducing your hosts matt mayoko and jennifer lee chan this is 49ers talk
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1:50.9	the road with the team you trust big oh tires and did you trust that the 49ers would be nine and
1:58.6	four entering the buy week jennifer with all the stuff that has gone down this season?
2:04.6	I actually did not.
2:06.8	With the huge injuries of Nick Bosa and Fred Warner so early in the season, I was like, there's no way they're going to make this stretch and be have nine wins. I was like maybe
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