The San Francisco 49ers season turned into chaos after they suffered their third consecutive loss, the last two in crushing fashion, first 10-38 against the Green Bay Packers, and this weekend 10-35 against the Buffalo Bills, to put them at the bottom of the NFC West with a 5-7 record.
In addition to the losing streak, the Niners have suffered injuries that have them on the ropes, their starting quarterback Brock Purdy had missed several games and, just in his return, star running back Christian McCaffrey tore his ACL and will need six weeks to return, but as things stand, playoff hopes are slim and he will have to wait until 2025. In addition, the hospital does not stop there, as his backup Jordan Mason joined the injured reserve list with a high ankle sprain.
The 49ers lost their way
Amid all this, head coach Kyle Shanahan acknowledged his disappointment and, although he has some hope because there are five games left and despite their negative record, they are not far from the division leaders, the Seattle Seahawks lead with 7-5, followed by the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams, both with 6-6.
“I’m not going to say that this team is the same as last year and we’re just not fighting as hard, we’ve been trying to find our way from the beginning. We haven’t found it yet, there’s still a lot of season left and we hope to play better. But I’m not going to say that our team doesn’t have fight,” Shanahan told the press, as reported by KNBR.
The 49ers will play at home in Week 14 against the Chicago Bears as they look to salvage a season in which they started as contenders to reach the Super Bowl and are on the road to failure.