Sadly, in recent history choking in the second half has become almost an expectation for the San Francisco...uh, Santa Clara 49ers. Are they still the San Francisco 49ers if their new stadium is 50 miles away? Hmm...someone might want to ask the NFL about that one. The 49ers had a 21-0 lead over the Chargers at one point, and then lost the game 35-38 in overtime. I'm not a big fan of the 49ers, so this was actually quite amusing to watch. In all fairness, Colin Kaepernick did make some great plays in the first and second half, like that 90-yard touchdown run to answer a fumble-and-touchdown return only moments before. Good job on that one Kaepernick (even though I don't like you).
But really, what's with the 49ers? It should be no problem to hold a 21-point lead for this franchise, but they got outscored 28-7 in the second half (31-7 if you count overtime). You have to wonder if they need to bench some of these guys...I mean, Kaepernick lead his team to the Super Bowl only two years ago, for goodness sake, and now he can't even finish a game right?
The 49ers are now 7-8, their first losing record since 2010. They have one more game to try to at least finish with an 8-8 record, but if recent history is any indication they probably won't be able to do it.
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