The San Francisco 49ers were thoroughly outplayed in a 26–15 loss to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, a defeat that dropped them to 5–3 and knocked them out of first place in the NFC West.

As emotions settled in the aftermath, head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke openly about the comprehensive defeat , crediting the Texans for their clinical performance and acknowledging his team’s shortcomings.

“Credit to them,” Shanahan said (h/t Vic Tafur of The Athletic). “They kicked our a**. I was disappointed in how we looked all 4 quarters.”

Houston controlled nearly every statistical category, piling up 475 yards of total offense to the 49ers’ 223 while dominating time of possession, 41:22 to 18:38. The Texans converted 9 of 16 third downs and built a 23–7 lead midway through the third quarte

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