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Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in crushing loss to Bills originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — These are the cold, hard facts.
The 49ers received another snowball upside their heads — figuratively and, perhaps, literally — when the Buffalo Bills hit them with a 35-10 beatdown at snowy Highmark Stadium.
Their second blowout loss in a row played out in front of a national television audience on Sunday night.
It was the second blowout loss the 49ers absorbed in back-to-back trips to Green Bay and Buffalo — the two coldest-weather locales in the NFL. A week ago, the 49ers lost to the Packers, 38-10.
The 49ers lost back-to-back games by 25 points or more for only the fourth time in franchise history and the first time since 2015 when the Jim Tomsula-coached team was blasted by Pittsburgh (43-18) and Arizona (47-7) in Weeks 2 and 3.
Here is the report card from their Week 13 loss to the Bills:
Rushing offense
The 49ers felt their best chance of winning this game was to run the ball down the throats of a Bills defense that is susceptible on the ground.
San Francisco largely succeeded in that area. Christian McCaffrey gained 53 yards on seven carries before leaving with a potentially season-ending injury to the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Jordan Mason led the 49ers with 78 yards on 13 carries. Isaac Guerendo added 19 yards and a touchdown on four attempts.
On the negative side, fullback Kyle Juszczyk fumbled at the goal line in the third quarter to prevent the 49ers from closing the gap to a two-score game.
Grade: C-plus
Passing offense
First, the 49ers’ passing game gets credit for not committing any turnovers.
Brock Purdy committed one giveaway when the ball slipped out of his hand as he attempted to throw a pass on the first play of the fourth quarter.
Jauan Jennings had 56 yards receiving on three catches.
Tight end George Kittle caught a 7-yard pass from Purdy on the 49ers’ first offensive play of the game. He did…
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Publish date : 2024-12-02 06:19:00
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