The San Francisco 49ers play host to the Seattle Seahawks tonight in a matchup that has huge implications for the NFC West picture.

Eric Davis reaks down Thursday Night Football’s matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.

Eric Davis and Steve Wyche break down who’s record is an indicator of good things to come and who’s will sink as the season progresses.

The NFC North is a two-team race, just as we all figured. What we didn’t figure was it would be the Chicago Bears (well, we kinda figured them) and the Minnesota Vikings (nobody saw it coming). The Bears and Vikings won in a pair of laughers, but the Packers?

Well, this motivation poster clearly isn’t doing its job in New Orleans. You almost expect a new poster this week, maybe Sean Payton hanging from a branch with the inscription, “Hang in there, baby!”

When you talk about the unexpected for Week 3, the conversation might start and end with the Minnesota Vikings upset win over the San Francisco 49ers. Or was it the Saints falling to 0-3? Well one thing is expected … Adam Rank is here to cover it all.

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Kyle Vanden Bosch dismisses coaches handshake questions.

A quick and random spin through what the heck happened in the NFL this week …

Free-agent DT Aubrayo Franklin visited the Falcons on Monday, according to a league source.

Happy Thursday, everybody. It’s getaway day here for a certain someone who is going to take a long weekend before the draft. But I won’t be mailing it in until later today, so let’s look at some fantasy news.

Free-agent C Jason Brown is drawing interest from several teams, including the Ravens, league sources said Friday.

Brandon Jacobs’ one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers will include a $950,000 base salary with $150,000 guaranteed in the form of a signing bonus and a possible $475,000 roster bonus, according to a league source. Jacobs’ contract is worth a maximum of $1.575 million, the source said.

Former Giants RB Brandon Jacobs has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the 49ers, according to a league source.

Niners QB Alex Smith‘s three-year deal does not include a signing bonus and is worth $8 million in 2012 — a $5 million fully guaranteed base salary, a $3 million roster bonus and another $1.25 million in incentives.