San Francisco's been without its top wideout for the whole regular season. Here's what we know about his potential return.

Ever since Kyle Shanahan took over as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, there has been a certain section of fans who have waited for the other shoe to drop.

One reason the 49ers didn't get flagged is because pulling is a penalty that NFL officials almost never call. According to Football Zebras, the last time a player got penalized for pulling a teammate came all the way back during a playoff game in January 1991, so it's been almost 35 years.

To Nix’s credit, he did complete a couple of nice back-shoulder passes when the Giants finally decided to play tight man coverage. However, his “best” pass of the fourth quarter — a 29-yard completion to Marvin Mims Jr. — was actually an overthrown pass that luckily landed in Mims’ hands.

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The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. How did it affect their standing heading into Week 8?

The 49ers are nearly halfway through the regular season, and their record is 5-2. And you are what your record says you are, right?