49ers' defense struggles in alarming loss to Vikings

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down the 49ers’ loss to the Vikings, where the defense needs to improve as the season progresses and how defensive coordinator Steve Wilks can flip the switch against the Bengals. Plus, Carlos Ramirez joins the show to analyze Brock Purdy’s performance and how much passion Christian McCaffrey showed after the game.

(1:26) 49ers struggle in loss to Vikings

(6:54) Examining McCaffrey’s performance

(12:06) How can the defensive line improve?

(18:28) Looking ahead to matchup vs. Bengals

(23:30) Where does the defense need to improve?

(31:40) 49ers show faith in Moody

(38:22) How will Warner, Bosa step up?

(48:36) Analyzing Purdy’s performance

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0:00.0	The 49ers certainly lost as a team on Monday night as there was not just one area of the team to blame for a second consecutive loss as a big road favorite.
0:10.0	Quarterback Kirk Cousins and his Minnesota Vikings offensive teammates completely outclass the 49ers defense and
0:16.4	49ers quarterback Brock Purdy picked in opportune times for his two interceptions
0:21.5	for the second week in a row the 49ers had to wear a defeat
0:24.8	that two of their star players described as humbling.
0:27.8	Where does the team go from here?
0:29.8	Jennifer Lee Chan, Carlos Ramirez, and I will discuss the areas in which the 49ers look vulnerable
0:35.1	coming out of another substandard showing.
0:38.0	So there's plenty to critique on this episode of 49ers Talk coming at you right now.
0:44.0	Welcome to another edition of 49ers Talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:50.0	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
0:53.0	All right, this is 40-uniders talk brought you by Bigo Tires.
0:56.0	Matt Mayoko, Jennifer Lee Chan, and you know, if week six loss to the Cleveland Browns was kind of humiliating in the sense that
1:07.0	there are probably more fans that thought that they had a better chance of going
1:11.2	17 and oh this season than losing to the Cleveland Browns.
1:16.4	The game Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings at 22 to 17 loss.
1:22.2	I would say it was more alarming than even the game against the Browns.
1:27.8	I think the one against the Browns was heartbreaking just because it was that last second
1:32.4	chance Miss field goal.
1:33.8	It would have been an entirely different narrative if they if Jake Moody had made that
1:37.2	final field goal. But this one was just they got beaten up and down that field.
1:44.2	The fact that Kirk Cousins threw for 378 yards,
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