The San Francisco 49ers won just two of their first nine games of the season. After both of those victories, then-coach Mike Nolan gave the players the day off.

But the day after the 49ers' 35-16 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Rams, interim coach Mike Singletary had his entire team report back to work.

"I feel that the day after the game, I'd like to see the players, and I think that they have something to share with one another," Singletary said. "When you win a game, you want to come in. You just won the game the day before, you come in and talk about it a little bit more."

Although the 49ers snapped a six-game losing streak with the decisive victory over the Rams, Singletary had plenty of issues he wanted to address with his team.

The biggest thing the...

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