SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Chargers dropped a bruising 22-16 decision to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, a game in which they were prepared to take a punch or two or three or four in the mouth. But that knowledge of what was likely to come didn’t make it any easier on the field.
Christian McCaffrey’s two-yard run with 7:54 left in the game gave San Francisco its first lead of the game. Robbie Gould’s extra point sailed wide right, however, and the 49ers led 19-16, after a punishing 14-play, 77-yard drive that chewed up nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter.
Gould then kicked a 20-yard field goal to make it 22-16 with 58 seconds remaining.
