The Chargers should be breathing a sigh of relief as their match-up against the 49ers has been downgraded, at least in my eyes, from a trap game to a game in which they should win if they come to play the way fans know they can.
Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee towards the end of their most recent match-up with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 49ers are also down another veteran presence as cornerback Richard Sherman will miss this Sunday’s game with a lingering calf-injury.