Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
It will be remembered as the day Brock Purdy returned to earth and the 49ers were suddenly exposed as vulnerable as opposed to a buttoned-up powerhouse headed toward a seemingly inevitable sixth Lombardi Trophy.
So before looking for the nearest bridge from which to jump, keep in mind an NFL season has a lot of twists and turns. The 49ers appeared to accept the defeat in the proper spirit, declining to place blame on some questionable officiating or a missed 41-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds by Jake Moody.
“When you’re getting in third and longs, second and longs, the playbook shrinks down about 80 percent,” Williams said. “You’ve only got so many calls you can call and when you’re behind the chains you play into that defense’s wheelhouse.” To focus on the place kicker or the penalties is to miss the overall picture of a one-week snapshot over a 17-game span.
P.J. Walker, a practice squad player elevated to starter, was the best quarterback on the field even with two interceptions — including one by Deommodore Lenoir to set up the 49ers’ second touchdown on a 7-yard run by Jordan Mason.A good sign for the 49ers is that their approach after losing in the regular-season for the first time in 16 games is their willingness to accept responsibility for the end result.
“We know what are expectations are and our standards are, so to come out and lose any game is going to sting,” Purdy said. “We were on that streak and all that kind of stuff, but we don’t try and focus on the outcome. It’s more about being our best, every drive, every play, every series, and it just falls into place.And while the 49ers had the interceptions by Lenoir and Warner, there was room for improvement in that area as well.
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