The San Francisco 49ers desperately needed a ‘get right game’ following their Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings , and it appeared as if a trip to SoFi Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Rams would provide it.
San Francisco had a 10-point lead with under 12 minutes remaining despite the undermanned Rams scrapping for every yard in an extremely gutsy performance.
That lead was in large part the product of a career day for Jauan Jennings , who exploded for 11 catches, 175 yards and three touchdowns.
Yet that epic performance was squandered as the 49ers, who famously once let slip a 10-point lead at SoFi Stadium in the postseason in the 2021 campaign, were doomed by some familiar failings, and some entirely of their own making, to unexpectedly drop to 1-2.
Special teams still a disaster
The 49ers’ Week 1 win over the New York Jets seems a long time ago now. In that dominant victory, one of the more surprising elements of the 49ers’ performance was that the special teams excelled.