There are always oddities in any sport, any season. However, what the San Francisco 49ers have done in 2020 is seriously weird.
The Niners have lost as many games this season as they did all of last year when they went 13-3 and eventually became the NFC representative in the Super Bowl.
Granted, the Niners have been decimated by injuries, their roster shredded. After Week 5, the 49ers are 2-3.
This is where it gets strange:
They are 2-0 in New Jersey, having thrashed the winless New York Jets and Giants in consecutive weeks. That’s good.
The bad and ugly comes next: San Francisco is 0-3 at home, having lost to the Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins.
In Week 5, Kyle Shanahan was forced to bench an ineffective Jimmy Garoppolo for C.J. Beathard, who came in for Nick Mullens against the Eagles.
Ryan Fitzpatrick lit up the Niners for the Dolphins, throwing for 350 yards and three touchdowns in a 43-17 waltz.
