SANTA CLARA – Nothing is more deliciously presumptuous than the NFL’s annual schedule release. Not the overhyped draft. Not the free agency splurges.
When a franchise like the 49ers commands a maximum of six prime-time games, their roster indeed screams must-see TV.
There is a long way to go, however, until Week 17, when a potential No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs could be at stake. That is when the 49ers host the Detroit Lions in the regular season’s penultimate game – a rematch...