Week 7 · 2025–26 season
49ers
W 20-10 vs Falcons · Oct 19, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
49ers fans finally got a stress-free win, a healthy G.Kittle, and permission to feel good about 5-2.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
The M.Jones pick to K.Elliss in the second quarter could have flipped the night, but B.Huff turned a strip-sack into an A.Collins recovery and the defense never let M.Penix settle — C.Lucas's fourth-quarter breakup on D.London sealed it. George Kittle's return visibly unlocked the run game, and a 20-10 win over a division rival feels earned. The lingering question: can the offense score more than twenty when the takeaways dry up?
What fans said
“THIS DUB’S FOR YOU ALL PRO!!!”
u/Soft-Comfort-7474▲ 1255joy
“I FUCKING LOVE GEORGE KITTLE IN THE RUN GAME!!”
u/Y0stal▲ 521joy
“Having the best TE in the league makes this team a trillion times better”
u/Available_Story6774▲ 773joy
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CHASE LUCAS”
u/valarpizzaeris▲ 729joy
“George Kittle comes back and we immediately have an elite run game”
u/SufferingfOrLife▲ 1699hope
“TEXTBOOK example of why Salah is so incredible. First drive started shaky and felt like we couldn’t get any pressure. But as soon as he made some adjustments we absolutely DOMINATED defensively, and won this game because of it.”
u/Jteezyyyyyy▲ 254pride
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“I love our new Kicker!!! He deserves all the love”
u/beardbot3030▲ 69joy
“He was a dog tonight! Almost got a TO too”
u/steepclimbs▲ 179joy
“We ruined NBC’s Bijan coming out party let’s gooooll”
u/rosewood_gm▲ 55joy
“2nd best record in conference, division leader and not even close to full strength. Love to see what these guys are doing”
u/librbmc▲ 366hope
“This is BY FAR Kyle's most impressive coaching season. The fact that this team is 5-2 is INSANE.”
u/Hammerlocc▲ 74joy
“That was the most ridiculous bit of doomerism I've seen. "Kyle just cost us the game". Give me a frickin break”
u/TheQuietSleeper023▲ 69rage
“*WE* FUCKING LOVE GEORGE KITTLE IN THE RUN GAME!!!!”
u/Jteezyyyyyy▲ 64joy
“First relatively stress-free win. I like it.”
u/ItCanOnlyGoodHappen▲ 103joy
“First win the season actually felt like a win.”
u/GoodOnesAreGone▲ 55joy
“Dude is doing this shit like Tony Stark in a cave with a box of scraps”
u/joe2352▲ 90joy
“That Rams win felt fucking euphoric”
u/Jteezyyyyyy▲ 29joy
“Him and Saleh are unreal. Injuries everywhere and we just keep on ticking”
u/lame_user_0824▲ 151hope
“George Kittle might be the most impactful blocking TE ever.”
u/park7911▲ 146pride
“What a guy! Linebackers and d line played great and with a fire from the start”
u/tapsllew▲ 71pride