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NFL teams have finally changed their approach to young QBs.

SEATTLE — As dreaded as “Thursday Night Football” games are for quick turnarounds, the 49ers used their turn to showcase why they own the NFL’s No. 1 defense — and the NFC West title.

TAMPA, Fla. — They have studied video and analyzed tendencies. They have tweaked this and tinkered with that. When it comes to fixing their offense, the Bucs have considered much and done little.

Plus, more draft notes on players skipping bowl games and a former coach ready to return to the NFL.

No more questions -- the 49ers are Super Bowl contenders. From Nicholas McGee (@nicholasmcgee24):

Even by Tom Brady’s lofty standards, the rally he directed Monday night in guiding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 17-16 victory over the New Orleans Saints was special.

The NFC playoffs will induce yawns if no one's able to stand up to the increasingly stout Philadelphia Eagles (12-1).

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy’s first career start had his dad shedding joyful tears in the Levi’s Stadium stands, and the 49ers’ Faithful shared that sentiment Sunday by chanting “Pur-dy! Pur-dy!” at times in Sunday’s 35-7 rout of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Our notebook from the 49ers' romp over the Bucs: