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For once, the 49ers’ injury news is (mostly) positive.

The 49ers’ defense took a few blows on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, losing Jaquiski Tartt to a rib fracture.

Came to work Monday morning, post-Ravens, fully expecting howls of agony at 808-KNBR and a text line aflame with rage questioning Kyle Shanahan’s close game nerves and Jimmy Garoppolo’s ball security.

Following a 20-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in 40-degree, constant rain, Richard Sherman limped out to the visiting press conference room, his right leg held stiff as he lurched up onto the riser holding the podium.

If we told you before the season that the 49ers would find themselves at 10-2 twelve games into the season, the assumption would be that Jimmy Garoppolo had made the leap from potentially great to one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl; it might just happen again, and with the way some 49ers were talking about Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Ravens, it sounds like they want it to.

Much like the 49ers’ only loss of the season against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday will be remembered for missed opportunities and moments of questionable clock management.

So, about breaking up the 49ers 2019 magic . . .

Despite the contrasting strengths, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network sees similarities between the two teams, specifically on the offensive end.

George Kittle is not a normal human being. In the 49ers’ Week 9 Thursday night game against the Arizona Cardinals, Kittle had his left knee hyperextended and ankle injured on the same play in the first quarter.