"Vernon Davis' season of excellence continues apace. Although he did not have a touchdown catch Sunday for the first time in three games, the tight end did achieve career highs in receptions and yards.

Davis latched onto 10 of Alex Smith's passes for 102 yards in becoming the team's first tight end to record 10 or more receptions in game since 2004, when Eric Johnson did it twice.

With half a season to go, Davis needs 33 receiving yards to surpass his season-best total of 509 yards from 2007. The way he's going, he'll achieve that Thursday night against Chicago.

"It all starts in practice," Davis said. "You practice how you play. Just get it corrected and don't look back. We need to keep our heads straight and keep moving."

Davis was not devastated by the 34-27 loss to the Titans, saying, "I feel good about the team. We have a lot of time. This isn't the end of the world. We just have to learn how to finish games.""