Throughout the San Francisco 49ers’ frustratingly disappointing 2024 campaign, you probably have seen references to the 2020 season. For those who don’t know or were unsuccessful in repressing it, 2020 was the last time the 49ers came off a Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. And the season wasn’t enjoyable.
Now that 2024 is nearing its end, the question is: Is this worse than that period?
To bring 2020 into perspective, that was the COVID year. Already, reading that word makes things weird; crowds were removed, noise was pumped into empty stadiums, and players attended a significantly abridged training camp.