The 49ers came off their bye week with a 22-16 win over the Chargers where they pitched a second-half shutout for the second consecutive contest. A victory was important for San Francisco, but it wasn’t dominant enough to move them up in the USA TODAY NFL power rankings. They stayed put at No. 8 while a handful of teams above them shuffled.
It was an odd game for the 49ers from a standpoint of placing them in the NFL’s hierarchy. They posted just 22 points and 5.0 yards per play, but it was an overall good outing against a banged up Chargers squad.
