After tight, tough games at the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints in back-to-back weeks, a letdown for the San Francisco 49ers was inevitable.
Still, they should have been able to beat the 4-9 Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons pulled off one of the upsets of the season, knocking off the 49ers. Julio Jones caught a pass at the end zone and barely got over the plane of the end zone with 2 seconds left. Atlanta’s special teams scored a meaningless touchdown on a lateral play on a kickoff to make the final score 29-22. The 49ers fell to 11-3.