49ers’ Super Bowl compass: Starting in right direction, next stop is Minnesota

SANTA CLARA — Here is the first in a weekly installment examining the 49ers’ outlook on winning their first Super Bowl in 30 years:

GAME RESULT

A 32-19 win Monday night against the New York Jets ushered the 49ers into an NFL season that ends Feb. 9, with or without them in Super Bowl LIX. The Niners didn’t suit up Christian McCaffrey (game-time scratch; calf) so they unleashed Jordan Mason for a 147-yard, 28-carry barrage in his first career start. The defense thwarted Aaron Rodgers...