The 49ers (4-4) host the Los Angeles Chargers (4-4) on Sunday Night Football, 5:20 PT kickoff at Levi's Stadium, in the first game back from the bye.
Justin Herbert is the Chargers' QB. The 49ers come off the bye with McCaffrey, Samuel, and Aiyuk all healthy. Mike Williams is on the injury report for the Chargers.
This is the first 49ers prime-time Sunday since the Monday-night win over the Rams.[1][2][3]
Sunday Night Football at Levi's Stadium against the Chargers. The 49ers come off the bye with the kind of roster the front office was projecting in August: McCaffrey, Samuel, Aiyuk, Kittle, Bosa, Warner, all healthy.
Justin Herbert is the Chargers' QB1 and is having the kind of statistical season that has him in the MVP conversation. The matchup is the marquee Sunday-night game of the back half of the schedule.
The 49ers are 4-4 and their season's competitive question is whether they can string together more than two wins in a row. Sunday night, with the offense at full health, is the chance.
Week 10 Sunday Night Football is the cross-conference Sunday matchup. The 49ers (4-4) need a win to bounce back from the bye on the right side. The Chargers (4-4) are competing in the AFC West. Around the NFC the Eagles remain undefeated. The Sunday-night game is the kind of week where the loser's season takes a turn and the winner gets a real piece of the wild-card math.
Through nine games (after bye) the 49ers are 4-4 with a +29 point differential. The Chargers are 4-4 with a -3. Justin Herbert averages 271 passing yards per game with 14 TDs and 5 INTs. Mike Williams is on injury report. McCaffrey, in 49ers debut + Rams game, has averaged 122 scrimmage. Vegas opens the 49ers as 3.5-point home favorites; total 47.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 6-2 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 6-3 | -- |
| New York Jets | 6-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 5-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-3 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-4 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-5 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 5-3 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-5-1 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-6 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 1-6-1 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-2 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 5-3 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 3-5 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 2-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-3 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-4 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-5 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-0 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-2 | -- |
| New York Giants | 6-2 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 4-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 7-1 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 3-6 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-6 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 2-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-5 | -- |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-5 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-6 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 2-7 | -- |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers | DeAndre Carter 32 yard pass from Justin Herbert ( Cameron Dicker kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 20 yard field goal | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers | Cameron Dicker 47 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| Chargers | Cameron Dicker 25 yard field goal | 13-3 |
| 49ers | Jimmy Garoppolo 1 yard rush ( Robbie Gould kick) | 13-10 |
| Chargers | Cameron Dicker 40 yard field goal | 16-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 26 yard field goal | 16-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Christian McCaffrey 2 yard rush ( Robbie Gould kick failed) | 16-19 |
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 20 yard field goal | 16-22 |
Christian McCaffrey ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 7:54 to play and the 49ers pitched a second-half shutout to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-16 on Sunday Night Football. The 49ers held the Chargers to 52 yards in the second half and outscored them 12-0 after trailing at halftime. Justin Herbert went 21-of-35 for 196 with a TD and an INT. Garoppolo 19-of-28 for 240. Aiyuk 6 catches for 84. Elijah Mitchell returned with 89 rushing on 18 carries. The 49ers improved to 5-4.[1][2][3]
Christian McCaffrey ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 7:54 to play. The 49ers' defense held the Chargers to 52 yards in the second half. Final 22-16.
The kind of game the 49ers were supposed to be playing all season: a defense that pitches a second-half shutout, a run game that produces 157 yards as a unit, an offense that finishes drives when the moment requires it. Justin Herbert went 21-of-35 for 196 yards in his side. The 49ers' defense was the version of itself that finished 2021 as a top-five group.
5-4 with the bye behind them and the offense at full health for the first time. The Cardinals next week in Mexico City. The schedule from here favors the team that came back from the bye.
49ers 22, Chargers 16. Margin: +6. Ten-game record: 5-4, +35 differential.
A 22-16 Sunday Night Football win over the Chargers at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers improve to 5-4 with the bye-week return.
How it unfolded
The Chargers opened with a touchdown drive and a Herbert TD to take a 7-0 lead. The 49ers answered with a Moody field goal. Herbert added another touchdown to push the lead to 14-3. The 49ers cut it to 14-10 before the half on a Garoppolo TD throw. The second half was the 49ers' defense: a Bosa sack, three-and-outs, the kind of stops that have defined this defense at its best. McCaffrey's go-ahead TD with 7:54 left was the dagger.
The turning point
The second-half defensive shutdown. The Chargers managed 52 yards in the second half and the 49ers' offense, with McCaffrey and Mitchell sharing the run-game load, produced the late scores.
By the numbers
Garoppolo 240 passing on 28 attempts with a TD. Aiyuk 6 catches for 84. McCaffrey the go-ahead TD; Mitchell 89 rushing in his return. Herbert 196 passing with a TD and an INT.
Personnel watch
Mitchell back from the IR with 89 rushing yards on 18 carries. McCaffrey continuing to produce as the offensive engine. The defense, with Bosa, Hargrave, and Armstead generating pressure, produced the second-half shutout that defined the night.
What it means
5-4 with the bye-week reset producing the kind of comeback win the team needed. The Cardinals next week in Mexico City, the kind of game the schedule sometimes produces in November.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 19/28 | 240 | 0 | 0 | |
| LAC | |||||
| Justin Herbert | 21/35 | 196 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chase Daniel | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Elijah Mitchell | 18 | 89 | 0 | 12 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 14 | 38 | 1 | 12 |
| Deebo Samuel | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| LAC | ||||
| Austin Ekeler | 6 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Justin Herbert | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Isaiah Spiller | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sony Michel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brandon Aiyuk | 6 | 84 | 0 | 24 |
| Jauan Jennings | 4 | 40 | 0 | 12 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 39 | 0 | 21 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Deebo Samuel | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| George Kittle | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| LAC | ||||
| DeAndre Carter | 4 | 64 | 1 | 33 |
| Josh Palmer | 3 | 44 | 0 | 25 |
| Austin Ekeler | 7 | 39 | 0 | 14 |
| Gerald Everett | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Tre' McKitty | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Richard Rodgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Zander Horvath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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