The San Francisco 49ers’ struggles on special teams managed to find new lows against the Packers on Sunday, in a game where so much went wrong. The standout from the 38-10 loss will naturally be a holding call during the kickoff to start the second half. The Niners had a chance to make up serious ground against the Packers — they were down just 17-7 to start the third quarter — when Deebo Samuel pulled off an 87-yard kick return to the Packers’ 5-yard line.
It would have been San Francisco’s most explosive play of the afternoon, were it not for a questionable holding call that brought things back to the team’s 21-yard line.