The top-two NFC playoff seeds from a season ago are barely clinging on entering Week 8. The San Francisco 49ers have been continuously disrupted by injuries to key personnel on both sides of the ball.

The "rest day'' was very much in play here ... as was a pledge from guys like Parsons to be ready for Sunday. Said Micah: “I’ve been tapped into my mode all week,” Parsons said. “I feel great. I’m ...