The ultimate rating says 30-19.
Shut sufficient sport, proper?
Flawed.
The 49ers turned of their worst efficiency of the season on Sunday in Tampa Bay to submit their second lack of the season.
Positive, the offense racked up yardage, however the Niners have been fooled on vital performs on offense and have been gashed on protection.
So whereas the scoreline seemed shut for a lot of the sport, it by no means actually felt shut between these two groups. In a battle for NFC supremacy, Tampa Bay exerted its dominance whereas the Niners’ season — which seemed so promising final Thursday — seems to be in whole flux following the probably season-ending harm to Fred Warner and San Francisco’s floundering efficiency.
STUDS 💪
San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) kicks a subject objective in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throughout the first half of an NFL soccer sport in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jason Behnken)
Eddy Piñeiro – Ok
We actually wasted numerous time with Jake Moody, huh? Piñeiro has been unbelievable since arriving in Week 2.
Kendrick Bourne – WR
5 catches for 142 yards, Bourne was the workforce’s offensive engine on Sunday. What a sentence that’s.
Mac Jones – QB
Hardly excellent — one decide was on him — however the under-siege Jones gave the Niners an opportunity on this sport with 347 passing yards.
Jake Tonges – TE
Now we have to fill out this class. Tonges had 58 receiving yards.
DUDS 📉
San Francisco 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey (23) runs in opposition to Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive deal with Vita Vea (50) throughout the first half of an NFL soccer sport in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photograph/Chris O’Meara)
Jordan Elliott – DT
He would possibly nonetheless be in backwards movement from that opening landing run by the Buccaneers. Any competent middle has uncovered Elliott this season. I’m to the purpose the place it’s not even value together with him on these lists anymore.
Kendrick Bourne – WR
Sure, once more. It’s important to go for 142 yards to make up for all of the airheaded stuff Bourne does. He doesn’t know the performs, he doesn’t learn the protection on alternative routes, and he misses blocks — he’s a legal responsibility till the ball is in his arms.
Christian McCaffrey – RB
I don’t see the burst. Do you see it? Positive, he had 111 yards from scrimmage, however the 49ers’ offensive line truly did some first rate run blocking on this sport, notably early. McCaffrey went for 3.2 yards per rush.
Jauan Jennings – WR
Combating with the top coach and offensive play caller on the sideline because the Niners attempt to drive down the sector on the finish of the primary half? Learn the room, dude. No, Jennings had not been focused to that time, however it’s not as if the Niners’ offense wasn’t transferring the ball. Shouldn’t that be the objective?
(Jennings adopted up his tantrum with a false begin on the primary play of the second half and an offensive go interference flag in a while the drive.)
Austen Pleasants – OT
Didn’t take a snap outdoors of particular groups, however he did step on Piñeiro’s foot after the kicker’s 42-yard subject objective on the finish of the primary half. Not nice!
Deommodore Lenoir – CB
He had a cool suplex of Cade Otton, however don’t let that distract you. Not solely was Lenoir attacked repeatedly in protection, however he additionally didn’t step up into the emptiness left by Warner’s harm.
He’s the supposed star of this protection now, and he has to take a extra vocal function in speaking on the again finish. But he ended up in busted protection repeatedly. It wasn’t merely his errors that made passing really easy in opposition to the Niners on Sunday, however why is he making the identical errors because the Niners’ rookies?
Dom Puni and Connor Colby – OG
Run over repeatedly on Sunday. I do know each are coping with accidents, and going through Vita Vea is downright merciless, however the 49ers are the worst within the NFL at dashing the ball, and Sunday may need been their worst run sport but.
Puni’s false begin on a fourth-and-a-half-yard with 5:52 to play within the fourth quarter was a backbreaker.
Luke Farrell – TE
What’s it he does right here? The blocking tight finish couldn’t cease a secondary participant heads up off the sting, leading to a strip fumble of Jones on the Niners’ fourth possession of the sport. Fortunately, he was so disengaged that he was in a position to decide the ball up. George Kittle can’t come again quickly sufficient.
Initially Revealed: October 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM PDT
