I am a Niners fan, and a very loyal one. But even I admit the Niners have been horrific this season in the NFL.
They should be 10-3 but due to a collapse, a stupid decision to not give Frank Gore the ball, playing like the opposition and losing in the process, the San Francisco 49ers are 7-6.
They should have won the 28-20 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 2, as well as the 13-10 loss to the St Louis Rams in Week 9 and the 13-24 loss to the Oakland Raiders in Week 14.
Let’s take a closer look at why they should’ve won each game.
Week 2 – Chicago Bears
After the third quarter the Niners led 20-7. Let me make this clear, to win the Bears needed three touchdowns, and that’s exactly what happened.
After 1:19 elapsed the Bears led 21-20. Let’s go through this again. With 14 minutes left the Niners were down by a sole point. They needed any kind of score but unfortunately the Niners didn’t score for the rest of the game.
Week 9 – St Louis Rams
I have no idea what happened before the stupidest thing I have seen to date. The Niners were down 13-10 and had fourth and two at the Rams two. They had two options to go forward.
They could either let Phil Dawson a gimme to send it into OT, or hand the ball off to Frank Gore and have him run it in.
But no. The Niners chose to have Colin Kaepernick do a ‘QB Sneak’. It would’ve worked, had he not fumbled the ball! The Niners thus lost. This was probably their worst loss so far but then they went to Oakland.
Week 14 – Oakland Raiders
It seemed like California would have a great sports day. The LA Galaxy won the MLS Cup in extra time and Anaheim beat the Jets in overtime but unfortunately the Niners were not going to let California have a red and gold win.
They would let the lowly 1-11 Oakland Raiders shock all of California, putting in a horrible performance as they were upset 24-13.
These results have meant the Niners basically need to win their remaining three games. The Niners cannot win the division but with the right scenarios they can get a Wild Card, however they cannot lose any more. Because if they do then the Niners will have a very long eight months of waiting.
[UPDATE: The Niners lost to the Seahawks 17-7. As a result this article has been updated. To see this update please read: The San Francisco 49ers are in tatters (Part 2)]
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