The 49ers (5-2) host the Cincinnati Bengals (3-3) at Levi's Stadium for a 1:25 PT kickoff.
Joe Burrow is back from a preseason calf injury and is producing at his career rate. Christian McCaffrey is healthy.
The Bengals lost to the 49ers in last year's regular season; Joe Burrow's first career TD pass was against the 49ers in 2020.[1][2][3]
Two straight losses for the 49ers and a chance to right the ship at home against a Bengals team that has spent the first half of the season trying to play catch-up from a preseason Joe Burrow calf injury.
Burrow is now back to himself. The Bengals' offense has averaged 24.7 points per game over the last three weeks. Ja'Marr Chase is the WR1 in the conversation for OPOY. Tee Higgins is back from his rib injury.
The 49ers have to win Sunday. Two straight losses become three if the offense cannot get the run game back to where it was in September. McCaffrey is healthy after the oblique. Deebo Samuel is back. Brandon Aiyuk is the question.
Week 8 is the late-October NFC contender check. The 49ers (5-2) need a win to keep the early-season cushion. The Eagles and Cowboys remain at the top of the NFC; the Lions are pushing. Around the AFC the Chiefs have separated themselves; the Bengals are competing for the AFC North with the Ravens and Steelers. The Sunday game is the cross-conference matchup that will define both teams' next month.
Through seven games the 49ers are 5-2 with a +92 point differential. Two straight losses. The Bengals are 3-3 with Burrow returning to his career rate (260 passing per game over last 3). Ja'Marr Chase averages 9 catches per game over his career. McCaffrey activated. Aiyuk listed questionable. Vegas opens the 49ers as 4-point home favorites; total 47.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 5-2 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 4-3 | -- |
| New York Jets | 3-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 2-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-2 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-2 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-2 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-3 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-2 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 3-3 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-4 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 2-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-1 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 3-4 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 2-4 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 2-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-2 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4-2 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-4 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-1 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-2 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 3-4 | -- |
| New York Giants | 2-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 5-2 | -- |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-4 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-4 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 2-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-3 | -- |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-3 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-4 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 0-6 | -- |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Tyler Boyd 7 yard pass from Joe Burrow ( Evan McPherson kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Christian McCaffrey 2 yard rush ( Jake Moody kick) | 7-7 |
| Bengals | Andrei Iosivas 2 yard pass from Joe Burrow ( Evan McPherson kick) | 14-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jake Moody 36 yard field goal | 14-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Evan McPherson 56 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Ja'Marr Chase 17 yard pass from Joe Burrow ( Evan McPherson kick) | 24-10 |
| 49ers | Christian McCaffrey 4 yard pass from Brock Purdy ( Jake Moody kick) | 24-17 |
| Bengals | Joe Mixon 5 yard rush ( Evan McPherson kick) | 31-17 |
Joe Burrow completed 19 straight passes at one point and finished 28-of-32 for 283 yards and one touchdown, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the 49ers 31-17 at Levi's Stadium. Trey Hendrickson strip-sacked Purdy in the fourth quarter to seal it. Ja'Marr Chase caught 10 for 100 and a touchdown. Joe Mixon ran for 89 and a TD on 15 carries. Brock Purdy threw for 365 yards and a TD to McCaffrey despite spending the week in concussion protocol. The 49ers were held to 17 points or fewer in three straight games for the first time since Kyle Shanahan's first year in 2017.[1][2][3]
Joe Burrow completed 19 straight passes Sunday at Levi's Stadium. Trey Hendrickson stripped Brock Purdy and the Bengals beat the 49ers 31-17. Three straight losses, the first time the 49ers have managed that since Kyle Shanahan's first year as head coach in 2017.
The game itself was the version of the Bengals' offense the AFC had been waiting for since the season opened. Burrow, healthy at last from the preseason calf, picked apart a 49ers secondary that had been the strength of the team all year. Ja'Marr Chase caught ten for 100 and a touchdown. Tee Higgins added 89.
Brock Purdy spent the week in concussion protocol, was cleared, threw for 365 yards, and still lost. Christian McCaffrey was the only consistent 49ers offensive piece. The streak is now 5-3 and looking nothing like the team that started 5-0. The bye comes in two weeks. It cannot come soon enough.
Bengals 31, 49ers 17. Margin: -14. Eight-game record: 5-3, +78 differential.
A 31-17 loss to the Bengals at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers fall to 5-3 with their third straight loss.
How it unfolded
The Bengals opened with a long Burrow touchdown drive. McCaffrey scored a rushing touchdown to make it 7-7. Burrow connected with Chase for a touchdown to push the Bengals back ahead. The half ended 17-10 Cincinnati. The Bengals added another scoring drive in the third quarter. Purdy hit Christian McCaffrey for a touchdown to cut it to 24-17 in the fourth. Trey Hendrickson strip-sacked Purdy on the next 49ers possession and the Bengals turned it into the closing touchdown.
The turning point
Hendrickson's strip-sack of Purdy. With the 49ers down 24-17 and driving for the tying score in the fourth quarter, Hendrickson came around the edge on Trent Williams and took the football out of Purdy's hand. The Bengals converted into the score that ended the comeback.
By the numbers
Burrow 28-of-32 for 283 with a TD (he was 19-straight at one point). Chase 10 catches for 100 and the TD. Mixon 89 rushing and a TD. Purdy 365 passing on a high-volume day in catch-up mode. McCaffrey scored a rushing and a receiving TD.
Personnel watch
Purdy had been in concussion protocol during the week and was cleared in time to start. McCaffrey healthy and contributing. Deebo Samuel back but limited. The 49ers' defense, which had been the strength of the season, surrendered its highest output of the year.
What it means
5-3 with three straight losses and the worst stretch of football in the Shanahan era's late period. The Jaguars come up on the road in two weeks; the bye is next week and could not come at a better time.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Brock Purdy | 22/31 | 365 | 1 | 2 | |
| CIN | |||||
| Joe Burrow | 28/32 | 283 | 3 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Brock Purdy | 6 | 57 | 0 | 16 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 12 | 54 | 1 | 16 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CIN | ||||
| Joe Mixon | 16 | 87 | 1 | 20 |
| Joe Burrow | 6 | 43 | 0 | 20 |
| Tyler Boyd | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Trayveon Williams | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| George Kittle | 9 | 149 | 0 | 34 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 5 | 109 | 0 | 31 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 6 | 64 | 1 | 28 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 2 | 43 | 0 | 41 |
| CIN | ||||
| Ja'Marr Chase | 10 | 100 | 1 | 20 |
| Tee Higgins | 5 | 69 | 0 | 33 |
| Tyler Boyd | 3 | 40 | 1 | 22 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Trenton Irwin | 2 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| Joe Mixon | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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