49ers 27, Commanders 10
The Washington Commanders had a debacle of a week that started with one quarterback change and ended with another hours before kickoff.
Washington appointed Jacoby Brissett the starter during the week, but a hamstring injury prompted the Commanders to start second-year quarterback Sam Howell against the San Francisco 49ers — four days after Coach Ron Rivera had benched him.
And then a strange thing happened Sunday: The Commanders played pretty well in the first half, competing with the NFC’s leader in a game that could’ve been wildly lopsided from the start.