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49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13

KGO / ABC7 San Francisco and Independent Journal Review describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened 49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13.
The headline split The center frames it as "49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13". The right frames it as "49ers Rout Dolphins 35-13".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

71/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

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Center49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13

KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) · Center · News report

Right / center-right49ers Rout Dolphins 35-13

Independent Journal Review · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Sep 21, 12:32 AM

49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers handled the return from Australia just as well as the trip there and have started the season with two convincing victories. Christian Mc C...

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Sep 21, 12:54 AM

49ers score TDs on 1st 5 drives to beat the Dolphins 35-13 in season home opener

Christian Mc Caffrey became the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era with 100 career touchdowns, Brock Purdy played a near-perfect game and the San Francisco 49ers overwhelmed the Mi...

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Independent Journal ReviewNews report · Sep 20, 10:27 PM

49ers Rout Dolphins 35-13

Brock Purdy went 20 of 22 for 287 yards and three total TDs as the 49ers scored on their first five drives in a 35-13 win over Miami.

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Details71/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
71/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 20, 10:27 PM: Independent Journal Review joined the source map.

Sep 21, 12:32 AM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

Sep 21, 12:54 AM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.