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Well, the 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons. This was a not just a pallet cleanser for that ho-hum showing against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but it also gave some legitimacy to the 2025 49ers. They were able to hold one of the better offenses in the NFL (well, at this point, anyways) to 10 points, without their two best defensive players. Their offense didn’t look to shabby either.
Unfortunately, the two NFC West opponents they are neck and neck with, the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, won also.
The Cardinals? They lost again. Not in embarassing fashion, or as embarassing as some losses have been, but they still lost.
The 49ers were the ones who gave the Jaguars life for a couple weeks. First the Niners, then Jacksonville beats the Kansas City Chiefs. Then they run into the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams. Of course both of those teams would beat the Jaguars.
This game was one of those NFL London games. So weirdness can be exepcted, I just didn’t expect it to be on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford’s statline.
How weird? Well, just over halfway into the first quarter, Mathew Stafford threw his first touchdown pass. Then it was like that on repeat the rest of the game. The Jaguars didn’t get their first points until nine minutes remained in the fourth quarter. The Rams were already up 28 points. You want to say the Jaguars could come back, but that storyline was saved for the Denver Broncos later in the day.
Final score, 35-7, Rams.
So that statline. Well, take a look at this: Stafford went 21-33 (63 percent completion), for…182 yards and five touchdowns? I don’t know, when I hear a quarterback has five touchdowns you at least think they’d have 300 yards.
Speaking of those touchdowns, Rams wide receiver Davante Adams had three of them and just 35 yards. There were no interceptions from either team either. It just seemed weird. What do you think?
In any case, the Rams took care of business and still tie with the 49ers for another week.
Another weird game. The Seahawks closed out a Monday Night Football double header, hosting the Houston Texans. Despite losing the turnover battle by three, the Seahawks still won. Let’s put this further into perspective: The Seahawks committed four turnovers and still won.
How does that happen? Well, look at the Texans quarterback: C.J. Stroud went 23-49 (46.9 completion percentage) and notched both a touchdown and interception. Ouch. That’s just scraping the surface; Stroud treated us to another episode of “Is it a safety?” and this time the Seahawks had to watch what was a pretty good play not get the the two points.
That’s not the last time we’d play that game either:
That’s why Houston was losing this game. If it weren’t for the defense, you wouldn’t think they’d have a chance at winning. The Seahawks are up 14-0 for...
