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What we learned as 49ers waste Jennings’ career game in loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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INGLEWOOD — The 49ers got off to a hot start and had a number of opportunities to pull away.
But the 49ers flubbed it with an abundance of special-teams miscues, dropped passes and defensive breakdowns.
Just how good are the 49ers?
Not very good at all, it seems.
At least, based on their disastrous and embarrassing 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, the 49ers have a lot of work ahead of them.
The 49ers had every chance to put this game away early.
But they showed zero killer instinct and shrunk under pressure against the previously winless Rams.
The 49ers simply blew it. It’s as simple as that.
Here are the takeaways from the 49ers’ Week 3 collapse:
Wilting Under Pressure
Two players from the 49ers’ 2023 NFL Draft class had a chance to be the hero.
But Jake Moody missed a 55-yard field goal that would have clinched the game. And after the Rams tied it, wide receiver Ronnie Bell flat-out dropped a pass deep down the field that would have set up Moody for another chance.
It was a day of dropped passes and special-teams meltdowns for the 49ers.
The Rams exploited the 49ers’ shoddy special teams with a fake punt in the second quarter. The 49ers were up 14-0 at the time, and the Rams’ fourth-down conversion opened the door for their first touchdown of the game.
Moody’s missed field goal prevented the 49ers from taking a 10-point lead late in the game. After the Rams went down the field for the tying touchdown, the 49ers’ offense stalled on Bell’s dropped pass.
Then, Rams rookie return man Xavier Smith had a 37-yard punt return to set up the winning field goal.
Purdy Seeks Jennings To Pick Up Slack
In getting off to a strong start on Sunday, the 49ers relied on a receiver who signed a multi-year contract extension in the offseason.
It was not Brandon Aiyuk. It was Jauan Jennings.
Jennings had a career day, catching 11 passes…
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Publish date : 2024-09-23 00:18:57
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