Five 49ers to watch in Week 16 game vs. high-powered Dolphins

The 49ers' defense is coming off its best game of the season. And after keeping the Los Angeles Rams out of the end zone in Week 15, the 49ers face another stiff challenge against Mike McDaniel's high-powered Miami Dolphins. The 49ers' defense seems to be tightening up down the stretch under first-year defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen. The team has gotten a boost from getting safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw back in the lineup. "Those are two of the better players I've been around, and two of the better players on our team, and two of the main reasons we've had the success here we've had," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. "Hopefully, we can do everything we can to work out keeping them here because they're as much of examples of 49ers as anyone I could think of." Hufanga and Greenlaw are scheduled for free agency at the end of the season, and they get another chance Sunday against the Dolphins to prove their worth to the 49ers. Those two individuals highlight the list of five 49ers to watch on Sunday afternoon: S Talanoa Hufanga Ji'Ayir Brown and Malik Mustapha started most of the season at the 49ers' safety positions. Those two young players experienced mixed...