GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Kyle Shanahan and his first-year defensive coordinator, Nick Sorensen, covered their faces with playsheets for a sideline chat. Shanahan was hot. There was no hiding why.
The 49ers’ defense was so disheveled Sunday it drew back-to-back penalties for having 12 men on the field from its own 10-yard line. That set up an inevitable touchdown by the Green Bay Packers: the first of Josh Jacobs’ three 1-yard touchdown runs in their 38-10 rout at Lambeau Field.
It was the 49ers’ most lopsided loss ever to the Packers in their 74-game history, and it was payback for last season’s divisional playoff game in which the 49ers rallied for a 24-21 win.