7 takeaways from 49ers’ 31-17 loss at home to Bengals

Takeaways from the 49ers’ Week 8 loss to Cincinnati.

The 49ers dropped a third consecutive game Sunday when they were shellacked by the Bengals 31-17 at Levi’s Stadium.

San Francisco now mercifully heads to its bye week in search of answers on both sides of the ball. They’ve been unable to score or get key stops for the last three weeks.

Here are a handful of our takeaways from Sunday’s game: