It’s been a murderer’s row of opponents for the San Francisco 49ers the last two weeks, and two more still lie ahead in the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.
But now here come the 4-9 Atlanta Falcons into Levi’s Stadium to try and play major spoiler for one of the Super Bowl frontrunners. Will the Niners be able to take care of business and avoid being lulled to sleep by a down opponent? Let’s check out the matchup!
For as bad as the Falcons have been this year, they’ve won three of their last five coming out of their bye week and their defense has actually kept its head above water — well enough to hold the New Orleans Saints to 35 points and the Carolina Panthers to 23 points across two games apiece.