SF to win-365
TLDR: Washington flies across the country to a stadium where it has never won, into a defense built to stop Daniels running, and its habit of fading late should do the rest.
Point
- Travel
This is Washington's 2nd long trip in 3 weeks after London on October 4, and that first trip ended in a 30-13 loss.
- Levi's Stadium
Washington has never won at Levi's Stadium since it opened in 2014. It lost both visits, so it has never had a good trip here.
- QB containment
San Francisco has allowed only 33 quarterback rushing yards all season, 2nd fewest in the NFL, and that limits the scrambling Daniels has relied on since his elbow injury.
- Quinn's seat
Dan Quinn is on the hot seat after the botched final play against the Giants, and his defense has allowed an NFL-worst 95 second-half points.
Counterpoint
- 49ers injuries
Nick Bosa and Deebo Samuel are ruled out, and Mike Evans is questionable after missing every practice with rib and Achilles injuries.
- Letdown spot
San Francisco is coming off a tense 32-29 win in Seattle, and Christian McCaffrey warned his team about 2023, when it started 5-0 and went into the bye 5-3.
Neutral
- Weather
A clear, dry evening is forecast in Santa Clara, so neither the running game nor the kicking game should lose anything to the weather.
- Rest
Both teams last played Sunday, October 11, so each gets 8 days and neither has a short-week edge going into Monday night.