Sorry, 2008 Lions, the 2017 49ers won’t be joining your infamous and lonely club this season.
On Sunday, the 49ers accomplished something they last did on Christmas Eve, a mere 324 days ago, by winning a game.
Their 31-21 victory over the Giants at Levi’s Stadium improved their record to 1-9 and ensured they wouldn’t join those Lions as the only franchise to have an 0-16 season.
That’s the good news.
The bad news? They can’t play the wildly dysfunctional Giants (1-8) again this season.
Still, the 49ers won’t be giving this one back.