49ers fans opened celebrating a healthy defense and an MVP-level Purdy, then watched receiver injuries and a shaky kicker turn wins into nervous escapes. After the first loss at Atlanta, they sit 6-1, frustrated but steady entering the bye.
From Reddit fan threads · through Week 7 · 6-1
Season misery
36
Worst week
62
Week 7
Best week
15
Week 2
Bars above the line are miserable weeks; below are happy ones.
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Fans cheered a returning defense and hailed 5 sacks on Darnold in Week 5, but coverage lapses against Brissett and no pressure on Penix left Jack Jones and Raheem Morris under fire.
“Classic trap game. Played out completely like one and the guys were good enough to beat the upset.
Shout out to Mustapha. That dude is a dawg!”