Adversity is necessary in football. The teams that stroll through the regular season untested end up with a rude awakening in the playoffs. Nobody remembers the Super Bowl champion losing during the regular season during the past five years.
San Francisco’s eyes remain on the prize, and for good reason. ESPN’s analytics give the 49ers an 83 percent chance to win the NFC West and a 96 percent chance of making the playoffs. So, unless the bottom falls out, the 49ers will make the playoffs.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan believes the only thing that’s slowed the 49ers offense is themselves:
“You don’t ever want to take stuff away from other teams because other teams always make it harder.