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

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.--(1:00) Hard to believe the 49ers are 9-4 heading into the bye week with all their injuries this season(3:00) The state of the NFC playoff picture also helps the 49ers' cause this season, without clear front-runners its wide open for Sam Francisco to make a run(7:00) Brant Boyer has helped transform the 49ers special teams from one of the worst units in the NFL to one of the best the season(12:00) It will be difficult for Kyle to win his first NFL Coach of the Year Award given the turnaround performances of teams like the Bears, Colts, Patriots(18:00) Lynch on how 49ers embraced the grind - organization has shown a lot of resilience this season(21:00) Chances Fred Warner can comeback back this season if the 49ers make a deep run(30:00) Expectations from the team once they return from the bye week for this final stretch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.