The 0-6 San Francisco 49ers aren’t a good football team. Their opponents certainly shouldn’t need help from the officials.
Just three weeks removed from a phantom offensive pass-interference penalty on rookie wide receiver Trent Taylor that ended the 49ers’ chance for victory against the Los Angeles Rams, the zebras struck again on Sunday.
With 23 seconds remaining on the game clock and down by two points, the 49ers were on the edge of kicker Robbie Gould’s field-goal range. On second down from the Washington Redskins 40-yard line, head coach Kyle Shanahan called a slant-flat combo to the left side of the field, intending to put the team a little closer for a potential game-winning field goal.