Kurtenbach: The zombie 49ers keep marching after a stubborn, improbable playoff win

By all rights, the San Francisco 49ers’ season should have ended in October. That’s when superstar linebacker Fred Warner’s ankle snapped early in the team’s Week 6 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Or maybe the funeral should have been held in September, when superstar pass rusher Nick Bosa’s knee buckled in Week 3.

Or perhaps the kill shot actually came in Week 1, when Brock Purdy picked up a nagging turf-toe injury that refused to properly heal for 10 weeks.

And if the Football Gods spared the Niners then...