Recap
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Bilal Powell ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as the New York Jets beat the 49ers 23-17 in overtime at Levi's Stadium. Colin Kaepernick threw for 240 yards and a touchdown and ran for 53. Carlos Hyde ran for 19. The 49ers fell to 1-12 with their seventh-straight loss.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
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Bilal Powell, in for an injured Matt Forte, ran for 145 yards Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium. The New York Jets beat the 49ers 23-17 in overtime in the kind of Sunday-afternoon home overtime loss where the rebuilding 49ers continued the pattern of losing close games.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 240 yards and a touchdown to Quinton Patton and ran for 53. Carlos Hyde ran for 19. Vance McDonald caught four. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home game where the offense produced 17 and the defense gave up 23.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 230 and two touchdowns. Quincy Enunwa caught one. Robby Anderson caught another. The 49ers' defense gave up 145 to Bilal Powell. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home overtime loss to a 3-9 team that has the 49ers' season firmly in 2-14 territory. 1-12 with the Falcons on the road next week.
By the numbers
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Jets 23, 49ers 17 (OT). Margin: -6. Thirteen-game record: 1-12, -142 differential.
- Bilal Powell: 29 carries for 145, 1 TD (Forte injured).
- Ryan Fitzpatrick: 17-of-23 for 230, 2 TDs.
- Quincy Enunwa: 1 TD.
- Robby Anderson: 1 TD.
- Colin Kaepernick: 20-of-32 for 240, 1 TD + 11 carries for 53.
- Carlos Hyde: 12 carries for 19.
- Quinton Patton: 1 TD.
- Vance McDonald: 4 catches for 21.
- 49ers 7th straight loss.
- 49ers 1-12; Jets 4-9.
Film room
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A 23-17 overtime home loss to the New York Jets at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers fall to 1-12 with their seventh-straight loss.
How it unfolded
The 49ers built an early 7-0 lead behind a Kaepernick touchdown to Quinton Patton. The Jets answered with a Quincy Enunwa TD. Both teams traded field goals. The 49ers led 10-7 entering the third quarter. Fitzpatrick threw a touchdown to Robby Anderson to take the lead. The 49ers added a touchdown drive to make it 17-14. The Jets kicked a tying field goal in the fourth quarter. In OT, Powell drove the field and the Jets' Nick Folk kicked a 25-yard winner.
The turning point
The Jets' OT field-goal drive. With the 49ers having missed the first OT possession on a Kaepernick three-and-out, Powell's 35-yard run set up the Jets' game-winner.
By the numbers
Kaepernick 20-of-32 for 240 with one TD plus 53 rushing. Hyde 12 carries for 19. Patton 5 catches for 60 with a TD. McDonald 4 for 21. Fitzpatrick 17-of-23 for 230 with two TDs. Powell 29 carries for 145 with a TD.
Personnel watch
Powell in his career game on the ground (replacing the injured Forte). Hyde held to 19 yards. Kaepernick's seventh straight start producing modest output. The kind of Sunday-afternoon home performance where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity continued to slide into late-season irrelevance.
What it means
1-12 with the Falcons on the road next week. The Sunday-afternoon overtime loss confirms that the rebuilding 49ers' season trajectory is now firmly in 2-14 territory. The Chip Kelly experiment, now 1-12, will be the offseason story.