A 33-17 win over the Dolphins was supposed to firmly establish the 49ers as a Super Bowl contender. Instead they saw their playoff odds actually drop on Football Outsiders thanks to a season-ending foot injury for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
It wasn’t a precipitous fall, but the football analytics site’s model clearly believes there’ll be a large enough drop off in play between Garoppolo and Brock Purdy to tick down their chances just a bit.
