Seven losses in a season is unfamiliar territory for the San Francisco 49ers.
With two Tremendous Bowl appearances in 5 seasons, basic supervisor John Lynch overtly admits the 49ers have not earned the best to be referred to as “pretty much as good” because the 2023 NFC championship group.
San Francisco is 5-7 however solely two video games behind NFC West-leading Seattle with 5 video games remaining because the Chicago Bears (4-8) arrive Sunday.
“I’ve discovered the entire dialogue on Kyle slightly comical,” Lynch mentioned in an interview Friday with KNBR in San Francisco. “We’ve got gained 4 of the final 5 division championships. We have been to 2 Tremendous Bowls. The usual right here is to win championships, and we have fallen wanting that, I perceive.
“However we’ve a wonderful head coach, and the truth that persons are speaking about stuff like that, I do discover it comical. We’re one hundred pc behind Kyle and what he brings to our group. Like I mentioned, our focus is actually on the Bears and doing every part we will. That is the place Kyle’s focus is, and that is the place all our focus is.”
San Francisco misplaced 35-10 within the snow at Buffalo final Sunday evening and the 49ers positioned their prime two operating backs on injured reserve as a result of accidents in that recreation. Christian McCaffrey (knee) and Jordan Mason (ankle) might return for Week 18 at Arizona if the 49ers are nonetheless combating for a playoff spot.
In a top-down rating of NFC groups by document and playoff place, the 49ers are No. 11 getting into Week 14.
“You’re what your document says you’re on this league, and that is not superb. So I feel we have been by way of rather a lot as a crew, this present crew with lots of stuff that has occurred to members of our group. Accidents, tragic circumstances, finally these are simply excuses. One factor I can inform you is I am happy with how this group has caught collectively, had one another’s again. The opposite factor I can inform you is the story’s not written but. We’re nonetheless grinding, and we’re nonetheless taking part in.”
The 49ers final missed the postseason in 2020 with a document of 6-10 that adopted an look within the Tremendous Bowl — San Francisco’s first title recreation lack of two to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
San Francisco’s upcoming schedule after Sunday features a quick week earlier than taking part in the division rival Rams on Thursday, at Miami (Dec. 22), a Monday evening matchup with the Detroit Lions on Dec. 30 and the finale in opposition to the Cardinals.
–Discipline Degree Media