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Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 20–10 on Sunday, capped by a late-game touchdown from CMC.
Mac Jones started his fifth game of the season as the 49ers took on the Falcons on Sunday Night Football in Week 7. Brock Purdy came into the season as the starter, but got hurt in a Week 1 victory over the Seahawks and hasn't been able to get right.
As NBC showed McCaffrey running off the field back to the locker room, he had already shed the robe - fully highlighting the silliness of the entire enterprise. This article originally published at NBC announcers roast their own network for 49ers-Falcons stunt.
— Left tackle Trent Williams was fined $11,593 for a scuffle in the fourth quarter in the 49ers’ loss to Tampa Bay in which he grabbed cornerback Tykee Smith by the facemask and pulled him to the ground. Williams received a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness on the play.
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers just beat the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 to improve their record to 5-2. Somehow, the 49ers keep beating teams that are better than them on paper. Which means the 49ers just might be better than the sum of their parts. Here are their grades for this performance.
The Atlanta Falcons had a costly mistake during their game against the San Francisco 49ers. They were missing an 11th defender on a crucial play, allowing the 49ers to convert a third down and score a touchdown.
Here is how 49ers QB Mac Jones earned a massive incentive-based payday in San Francisco's Week 7 win over the Atlanta Falcons.