The San Francisco 49ers lost a tough one in Week 4, blowing a 14-point lead en route to a 24-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The loss was bad enough. Unfortunately, we also saw NaVorro Bowman go to the ground on a non-contact injury, and he is now getting an MRI to determine if he ruptured his Achilles. It went from bad to worse in a hurry.
The sting was not helped by the large number of Cowboys fans in attendance. The Cowboys travel well, so this is not a shock, but it is still disheartening when you hear a loud cheer from the home stadium when the home team jumps offsides to give the road team new life. The 49ers players noticed it, and I think most everybody else could recognize it with the cheers. Of course, it did lead to one amusing moment with Jerry Jones and one Cowboys fan:
Someone threw a helmet at Jerry Jones, I assume to autograph it. #4TheCowboys pic.twitter.com/vLRcIdjNL6
— Edward Egros (@EdwardEgrosFox4) October 2, 2016
Jones was alright after getting hit with a helmet, so you can enjoy a guilt-free chuckle.
The 49ers packed AT&T Stadium back in 2014, so I suppose turnabout is fairplay. This also reminds me of the 2011 49ers-Cowboys game at Candlestick Park that saw Cowboys fans offer up a rather raucous environment. If the 49ers continue to struggle, I imagine we’ll see an increase in road fans with home fans potentially doing what they can to unload tickets. The Cowboys are a bit of an outlier to some extent, but we’ll see what the rest of the season brings.
On to the links!
Recap
Cowboys hold on to 24-17 win over 49ers (Biderman)
Instant Analysis: 49ers squander two-score lead to Cowboys (Biderman)
Instant Replay: 49ers squander two-TD lead, lose third straight (Maiocco)
Cowboys’ rookie duo powers past 49ers 24-17 (Jones - KNBR)
49ers lose Bowman; lose game to Cowboys (Branch)
49ers lose third straight, fall to Dallas Cowboys 24-17 (Inman)
NaVorro Bowman injury
49ers fearing NaVorro Bowman tore his Achilles (Biderman)
49ers ILB Bowman set for MRI on apparent Achilles injury (Maiocco)
49ers fear Bowman tore his Achilles [report] (Jones - KNBR)
Niners' Bowman believed to have torn Achilles in loss (NFL.com)
DeForest Buckner injury
49ers DeForest Buckner in walking boot, crutches after Cowboys loss (Biderman)
49ers' Buckner set to undergo further observation on leg (Maiocco)
Analysis
49ers report card: Beatable Cowboys beat up on home team (Barrows)
49ers 17, Cowboys 24: Grades (Cohn)
Four Takeaways: 49ers fall to 1-3 with discouraging loss to Cowboys (Biderman)
With a win there for the taking, 49ers can't overcome adversity (Wagoner)
Short of the Sticks: Blaine Gabbert’s woes continue for 49ers (Biderman)
One year later, deteriorated 49ers still a bad team repeating the same mistakes (Jones - KNBR)
Video
Blaine Gabbert Finds Jeremy Kerley for 33-yard TD
Carlos Hyde Stiff Arms Barry Church
Carlos Hyde Runs in 3-yard Touchdown
Carlos Hyde Finds Space for 32-yard Gain