Last week, 49ers fans couldn’t have asked for a better week of football. The exact opposite happened this week. Not only did the San Francisco 49ers lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-19, but they also lost arguably their best player (or last remaining elite player) in Fred Warner due to a dislocated and/or broken ankle.

At this point, the loss to the Buccaneers is the least of the 49ers’ concerns. They still remain in first place despite dropping one to the Buccaneers. Losing their best defensive player for the rest of the year is the backbreaker in a season they have been snakebit with injuries.

Can the 49ers make the playoffs? Maybe. Could the 49ers go all the way? The loss of Fred Warner makes it increasingly difficult.

As said, the 49ers remain in first place despite all of their

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