The 49ers had been completely shellacked Sunday for a second straight week because the Buffalo Payments beat them 35-10 on nationwide tv in a snowstorm.
The loss marks simply the fourth time in franchise historical past they’ve misplaced consecutive video games by 25 factors, after the Packers beat them 38-10 final week.
The Niners rushed for 153 yards on 27 carries however misplaced the turnover battle 3-0 as Kyle Juszczyk, Brock Purdy and Deebo Samuel all misplaced fumbles within the second half.
They allowed 220 speeding yards, together with a 65-yard landing to James Prepare dinner halfway by way of the second quarter.
Purdy completed with simply 94 yards on 11-of-18 passing, whereas Josh Allen was 13-of-17 for 148 yards and two touchdowns along with his personal speeding and weird receiving landing (which got here on a pitch from Amari Cooper).
To make issues worse, Christian McCaffrey left with a knee damage within the second quarter. Coach Kyle Shanahan stated McCaffrey’s damage seems to be to his PCL and might be season-ending.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches from the sideline throughout the second half of an NFL soccer recreation towards the Buffalo Payments in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photograph/Adrian Kraus) Kyle Shanahan
On whether or not his offense wasn’t bodily sufficient:
I assumed we ran the ball actual nicely. I believe we had 120 yards at halftime, you realize. It’s our passing recreation didn’t do nicely, so I didn’t sense a scarcity of physicality on our offense.
On the circumstances:
The monitoring is what I believe bought numerous guys for each side. So far as the turnovers, I believe it bought Brock on that one go, clearly that slipped out of his fingers.
On if Purdy required a pain-killing injection into his shoulder
No, Brock’s shoulder is completely wonderful.
On accidents and their affect:
Actual disenchanted. We now have much more satisfaction on this. We positively know we now have some individuals out and stuff, however we are able to play lots higher than that. Having three turnovers each of those weeks and getting down none — that’s 6-0 (turnover differential) in two weeks. If you try this and also you don’t cease the run like we haven’t in these final two weeks, you’ll be able to guess the result.
On the outlook forward:
All must-wins, so not a lot completely different. It was a must-win this week, it’s even stronger subsequent week. It’ll be that approach from right here on out. That is the opening we put ourselves in and made it lots more durable, and if we wish to get out of it, we bought to do one thing particular right here.
On Josh Allen:
They beat us as a group at the moment, not simply with Josh.
On Christian McCaffrey:
He had an amazing week of apply. I may really feel his urgency. He got here out nice, trying actual good. Appeared like he bought him by the shoestring, was about to interrupt a home name. … I by no means bought to speak to him. I damage for him, and it’s powerful for our group to not have him.
All the time once you lose nice gamers like that, it doesn’t assist. JP got here in and ran nicely. Isaiah ran nicely, too. However osing Christian isn’t enjoyable.
On Jake Moody:
I’m not fascinated with that proper now. I do know he missed two in that recreation. Situations weren’t good however particularly the 55-yard one in these circumstances, I believe would have been a tremendous kick, however thought the one earlier than that was the one he ought to have made.
On whether or not this group is combating as exhausting as prior 49ers groups:
We’re not nearly as good of a group as these previous groups. In order that’s type of how I take a look at it. We’re not the identical group in any respect. Each group annually is completely different, however I’m not going to say that this group is similar is final yr’s group (and) we’re simply not combating as exhausting.
George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled by Matt Milano #58 of the Buffalo Payments within the first quarter of a recreation at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 01, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photograph by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Photos) George Kittle
On accidents:
You want somebody to step up and that’s what we’d like. We regularly want guys to step up. Whether or not it’s starters and gamers that we now have which are already doing that or new guys who’re moving into the rotation, we’re within the NFL for a purpose. All these guys have belonged within the NFL they usually have play-making talents, and that’s on all of us.
On the gameplan:
I believe our purpose was to run the heck out of the soccer, hold Josh Allen off the sphere and I believe we did an early good job of that however you need to rating factors. I imply, we had three after which we had a possibility to have six or 9, no matter it’s, we bought to attain touchdowns within the pink zone. That’s the way you keep within the massive video games the place it’s actually good offenses.
On the trail forward:
We solely have so many alternatives left, however we’re technically not out of the playoffs. Whereas it feels darkish and gloomy and completely in all probability miserable, actually — I’ll really feel that in all probability in a pair hours — however technically, we are able to nonetheless win out and I do have the religion that we are able to try this, I actually do.
Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Payments breaks a deal with by Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers earlier than working in for a landing within the fourth quarter of a recreation at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 01, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photograph by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Photos) Fred Warner
On his cramps:
My forearms simply seized up. I don’t know what occurred. It was only a freak factor.
On Allen’s receiving TD:
I don’t know if it was a design or if he simply threw it out to Cooper then ran over there they usually had been on the identical web page, however we simply bought to discover a strategy to get him down and dwell one other down.
On the circumstances:
It was simply snow and chilly, snow on the bottom. Had to ensure your footing was proper — that was it.
On drive to win:
I simply wish to win. I may care much less about the rest so no matter they want me to do, no matter we’d like the group to do, let’s try this and let’s get a win.
On lacking 5 starters to damage, then dropping McCaffrey:
Clearly that’s going to all the time make it tougher however on the finish of the day, like we now have 11 guys going on the market who’re NFL gamers. Let’s play collectively and let’s discover a strategy to win.
Jordan Phillips #97 of the Buffalo Payments sacks Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers within the second quarter of a recreation at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 01, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photograph by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Photos) Brock Purdy
On whether or not he’s performed in circumstances like that earlier than:
To not that extent. Simply footing, you realize, guys being somewhat bit slower after which the go rush, coping with that whereas attempting to undergo reads and stuff was tough.
On not getting the ball to Kittle:
I assumed we had some good performs drawn up. It’s simply powerful with the circumstances. We’re working the ball so nicely after which once we did have the alternatives to throw balls, the reads simply didn’t get me to George throughout the play, that’s simply type of the way it went. However clearly we like to get George the ball as many occasions as we are able to.
On whether or not he considered his shoulder when chasing a fumble restoration:
I used to be simply attempting to save lots of a landing and get him out of bounds and stuff, however yeah, nothing got here out of it.
On the group underperforming:
This simply isn’t the usual that we play with. The final couple years and stuff, our mentality of popping out to gemes and being the enforcers and the dominators, to have two video games like this bac-to-back late within the season, it sucks. However for us, it’s bought to be subsequent recreation up and we are able to’t be down within the dumps as a result of we nonetheless have a possibility in entrance of us.
On their season:
Right here we’re 5-7, that’s simply the fact of it. That’s the NFL. We bought to man up and do one thing about it and we now have the correct guys within the locker room to do this. I do know that, I think about that and it begins with myself, too. I gotta do my job higher. All people simply must be accountable for it and we bought to come back collectively right now of yr and make it occur.
Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Payments talks with Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers after the Payments defeated the 49ers, 35-10, at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 01, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photograph by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Photos)
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On the circumstances:
“It was different than I expected, but they were playing on the same field we were playing on. Just a tough loss. Can’t blame it on the conditions at all. We just have to finish.”
On what’s subsequent:
Get in, watch the tape, see what we now have to appropriate, get to apply Wednesday and transfer ahead
On blizzard
“I wouldn’t say it was a surprise. It’s been snowing the past two days. The weather said it was supposed to stop at 3 o’clock but it was going all game. We can’t blame the conditions. They played on the same field. We have to be better as a team.”
On McCaffrey damage
“Honestly I didn’t know he was injured for a while. I looked around and said, ‘Where’s Christian?’ ” … Total I hope he’s good.
On lacking guys
“I wouldn’t say that’s the case. Injuries come with this game. We’ve fought through injuries in previous years. We can’t just sit back and say, ‘We’re missing this person, we’re missing this person.’ At the end of the day, you have to be a man, man up, go out here and make plays.”
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