TAMPA, Fla. — Not Fred Warner.

Yep, the injury-ravaged 49ers lost their All-Pro linebacker and consummate captain to a serious ankle injury Sunday, then they sputtered to a 30-19 defeat against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With Warner carted off midway through the first quarter, his teammates valiantly battled on and tried to win. They did so in Seattle in Week 1 after George Kittle’s first-quarter hamstring pull. They did so in their home opener against Arizona after Nick Bosa’s season-ending knee injury.

The 49ers (4-2) would not complete a comeback this time.

San Francisco’s offense sputtered with Mac Jones starting a fourth game because of Brock Purdy’s Week 1 toe injury. Serving as bookends were Jones’ interceptions on the 49ers’ first series and again with just under six minute

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