Then again, there was truly nowhere for the Niners to go but up after the first 29 minutes of the contest. For a few, fleeting moments, the Niners' H-Town showdown with the Texans was a contest. For the rest of the game, it was a lopsided beatdown reminiscent of an early-season college football game between a blue-blood program and a directional school that was bused in for a blowout game and a nice check.
Jude McAtamney missed two extra points after missing one against the Eagles. That proved to be the difference, especially when he missed the PAT after Jaxson Dart gave the Giants the lead on a 1-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left. Honestly, when it came off the foot, I thought it was good, McAtamney said. Went for it, looked up and it was wide right. I was as shocked as everyone else.
"Special teams was good," Fox said. "The PK [4-for-4 with a shorthanded goal] was great. The power play [2-for-4] wasn't great, but you find a way - you put some pucks on net and get some goals. And, you know, I think sometimes that's just how the power play goes. You put it to the net and get some. But we definitely cleaned up a lot, 5-on-5, there in the second period."
Jim Harbaugh insisted the Chargers are still a good football team after their second straight defeat Sunday but admitted they are making "out of character" mistakes. "We need to get the bleeding stopped on the penalties and the self-inflicted wounds," Harbaugh said after a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders. "... I know we're capable of doing that. I know we're a good football team in those areas. Not good at it right now, but yeah, we'll get better."
The Cleveland Browns hit a game-winning field goal as time expired to beat the Green Bay Packers 13-10. The field goal came just a few plays after the Browns blocked a Packers field goal attempt that would've given them a 13-10 lead with less than 30 seconds left in the game. It took some time, but the scoring picked up in the second quarter. Green Bay hit a 39-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead.