For the second time in San Francisco 49ers franchise history, the club has lost nine games in a row. Chip Kelly is the first 49ers coach to preside over all nine losses — then head coach Pete McCulley was fired partway through the 1978 losing streak.
Tom Brady, meanwhile, claimed victory in his homecoming. A 49ers fan in his youth, Brady powered through the showers to give the many Patriots fans at Levi’s Stadium another victory.
The 49ers kept the game close into the fourth quarter. On the first play of which, Brady somehow escaped pressure and delivered a miracle throw to Julian Edelman in the back of the end zone, putting the Patriots up 20-10.