The 49ers are 5-4 after recovering from an extremely sloppy first half to defeat an undermanned Chargers team 22-16 on Sunday Night Football.
San Francisco turned around a 16-13 fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Chargers 22-16. While not the most significant of fourth-quarter fightbacks, the Niners’ win may help quell a narrative about their ability to come from behind in the second half.
But the 49ers have plenty to fix after a mistake-strewn game in which they never truly took advantage of their obvious superiority and had to lean on their defense to close out a game that was much nervier than it should have been.
This win may not taste overly sweet, but there were positives to take from a victory that moves the 49ers half a game back of the Seahawks in the NFC West.