We’ve got a “Sunday Night Football” matchup in Santa Clara that feels less like a primetime showcase and more like a MASH unit evaluation.

The 4-2 49ers are broken. Fred Warner is gone for the season. So is Nick Bosa. Brock Purdy is still sidelined. Ricky Pearsall is, too. That’s just a few of the many, many names.

The Niners’ defense is reeling, and the offense is sputtering.

Now, the 3-2 Atlanta Falcons—a team that’s won two straight—come to town with the NFL’s scrimmage yards leader in Bijan Robinson and a quarterback in Michael Penix who isn’t afraid to let it rip.

San Francisco gets George Kittle back, which is the only piece of good news they’ve had all week. But with Mac Jones running the offense and Tatum Bethune trying to fill the unfillable shoes of a Hall of Famer, this game

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