Golden Nuggets: At least one Bay Area team is good

I did not watch yesterday's Thursday Night Football game, but I'm going to just make some educated guess about what happened and proceed as though I did, in fact, watch it. Hey guys, did you happen to see the Oakland Raiders get totally destroyed by Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos?

Seriously, I don't understand why they even play Manning after the first half when they're up. I'm also legitimately shocked at how bad the Raiders are this season. If you're wondering why I'm not really talking about the Miami Dolphins ... well, it's because I haven't watched the Dolphins once this season and it wouldn't make sense for me to talk about it.

Anyway, quick links and such. Enjoy.

Roman: The option play is not going away (Barrows)

Archie Manning: Peyton canceled visit with 49ers (Branch)

Goodell discusses - sort of - Alex Smith's concussion ramifications (Barrows)

Practice report: Brown, Culliver look healthy in return to field (Inman)

S.F. would feel Manningham's absence (Branch)

49ers stadium update: Everyone's beaming (Lynch)

Colin Kaepernick or Alex Smith? Jim Harbaugh's right either way (NFL)

Yellow fever: Breaking down the NFL's fourth-most penalized team (Barrows)

Deep thoughts? Kaepernick tends to pass (Branch)

Alex Boone Continues to Impress (49ers)