Despite their Week 4 win over the New England Patriots, there is little solace to be found in the 49ers' recent play after disappointing losses to the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals on either side of that victory. Just two weeks after squandering a double-digit lead over the Rams at SoFi Stadium, the 49ers did the same thing against another NFC West foe in their 24-23 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
The 49ers took a 23-10 lead over the Cardinals into halftime and then failed to score any points in the second half, allowing Arizona to storm back and take the lead thanks in part to a costly fourth-quarter Jordan Mason fumble in the red zone. That play, which Arizona recovered, dropped San Francisco from an 85.3-percent win probability to a 65.9-percent win probability with 6:20 left to play, according to ESPN's chart.
This is the second time in three games this season that the 49ers' win probability was over 85% midway through the 4th quarter, and they lost. The fact that both devastating losses came within their own division makes things even worse -- and the three-week run even earned a place in franchise history.
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