The San Francisco 49ers’ perfect record is gone, but it looks like Week 6 turned out to be a great draw in the NFL, as both previously undefeated teams suffered their first losses of the year on Sunday. The 49ers remain on the NFC West, tied at 5-1 with the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
Despite the loss, the 49ers rallied against the Cleveland Browns and gave themselves a chance to win it with a last chance field goal. Next up for the 49ers is a Week 7 best-of-three battle with the Minnesota Vikings. The “Monday Night Football” matchup will give the 49ers an extra day of recovery heading into their second straight week of travel in the Midwest. Here’s what national outlets had to say about the 49ers entering Week 7:
– Sunday’s loss to the Browns was easily Brock Purdy’s worst game of the season, and his struggles shouldn’t be dismissed, but I bet a lot of people ready to knock him don’t realize how good Cleveland’s defense is. Brandon Aiyuk lost a potential TD, the offense had six penalties (San Francisco’s 12 total) and Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel suffered serious injuries. and Trent Williams. Purdy also got them to what would have been the game-winner had it not been for Jake Moody’s failed field goal attempt. Penalties are a big problem (the Niners lead the league with 45), but the most surprising development was seeing Brown clearly win the physical battle. San Francisco is on top right now considering how the rest of the week played out in the NFL.
“The Niners’ biggest offseason change was at defensive coordinator: DeMeco Ryans left to become the head coach of the Houston Texans and Steve Wilks took over in San Francisco. There were some hiccups in the first six weeks, but Wilks’ group did it. has remained mostly solid as one of the best units in the league. San Francisco is third in points allowed (87), fourth in defensive efficiency (74.5) and third in defensive points allowed (43.31) There is room for improvement, especially when it comes to sacks and defense, but defense is still a strength for a 5-1 team.”
“The offense didn’t do much against the Browns, which is worrying.
