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49ers vs Commanders: Can the Niners recover?
The San Francisco 49ers are visiting the Washington Commanders on Sunday at FedEx Field, hoping to recover from last week’s home loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Commanders are one of the worst home teams in the league, which makes the Niners a 13-point favorite in this game.
The Niners can lock the conference
The San Francisco 49ers are on top of the NFC West with an 11-4 record. They were on a six-game winning streak before losing 33-19 to the Baltimore Ravens last week. San Francisco leads the NFL with 7 yards per play, is ranked second with 404.3 yards per game, and is the best team in the league in yards per completion, yards per attempt, and QB rating.
The Commanders are bad at home
The Washington Commanders are at the bottom of the NFC East with 4 wins in 15 games this season. They have not won since November 5th against the New England Patriots and have lost the last six games, including last week’s 30-28 loss to the New York Jets. The Commanders are the worst team in the league, allowing 384.3 yards per game, they are ranked 30th with 6.1 allowed yards per play. Offensively, they have the most passing attempts per game in the NFL with 38.7 and are ranked 19th in the league with 327.5 yards per game.
Betting Trends
The 49ers have gone over the total point line in 9 of 15 games this season, including 5 of 8 games on the road. Washington has gone over in 7 of 10 games coming off a loss and in 9 of 15 games overall this season.
Player to watch
The Niners’ defensive end, Chase Young, will play against his former team that drafted him second overall in 2020. Young is returning to DC exactly two months after his hometown team traded him to the Niners. The former Ohio State Buckeye has 7.5 sacks this season.
Injury Reports
WR Deebo Samuel is questionable for the Niners and RB Brian Robinson Jr. has the same status for the Commanders.
Prediction and Conclusion
The San Francisco 49ers need to win this game for multiple reasons. First, they need to bounce back after last week’s difficult home loss, and more importantly, they have a chance to wrap up the conference top seed with a win if the Lions and the Eagles lose this week. The Commanders have won only one of six home games this season, which should not be a problem for the Niners. The Commanders have the worst defense in the league, and Brock Purdy will know how to take advantage of it. The total point line is set at 49.5 for this game, and as the Niners will take control of the game early on, this will be a high-scoring game with at least 50 points in total.
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