The San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans square off Saturday evening in a week three preseason contest at Candlestick Park. While the Texans are looking to improve to 3-0, the 49ers will likely give some of their backups some playing time against the Texans first units. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is likely hoping they're far enough along where the team can still have a shot at winning the game. However, more than anything it is simply to see where they are truly at with one preseason game remaining.
Preseason records can be fairly meaningless as last year's 4-0 San Francisco 49ers will tell anybody. Rather, Saturday's dress rehearsal is a chance to see where the team is at as they get ready for the regular season. A win would be great, but the team will be looking for some cohesion on offense and defense, and of course to avoid significant injuries (fingers crossed, knock on wood!).
Game Date/Time: Saturday, August 27; 5:00pm PT
Location: Bill Walsh Field @ Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
TV Schedule, Announcers
49ers: CBS 5 - Dennis O'Donnell, Tim Ryan, Kim Coyle
Texans: ABC 13 - Joel Meyers, Spencer Tillman, Bob Allen
TV Distribution Map: The506.com
Radio Schedule, Announcers
49ers: 107.7 FM, 680/1050 AM - Ted Robinson, Eric Davis, Rod Brooks
Texans: 100.3 KILT FM, 610 AM - Marc Vandermeer, Andre Ware, Rich Lord
For more on the 49ers head over to Niners Nation. For more on the Texans, visit Battle Red Blog. Follow the rest of preseason week three at SB Nation NFL.