SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With a game on the line, the San Francisco defense delivered once again, providing a refreshing turnaround from last season's late-game struggles.

Offseason acquisition Bryce Huff delivered a game-sealing strip-sack with less than a minute to play to close out a 26-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Huff delivered a week after Nick Bosa's strip-sack in the red zone sealed a 17-13 win over Seattle in Week 1, and the Niners (2-0) are off to a strong start after tying for the league high with three blown leads in the final three minutes during last season's 6-11 campaign.

“Just feels a lot better,” Bosa said. “In the past, seems like we would find a way to lose. Two games like this, dogfights to start the year, and just closing it on defense, the

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