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Brandon Allen didn\u2019t get nearly enough help from his more recognizable San Francisco 49ers teammates as the 32-year-old journeyman quarterback made his first start in nearly three years.<\/p>\n

Now, the defending NFC champions find themselves at 5-6 and last in the NFC West.<\/p>\n

Allen did a decent job Sunday filling in for the injured Brock Purdy before losing a fumble on a strip-sack by Lukas Van Ness in the fourth quarter of the 49ers\u2019 38-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers. But on a day when San Francisco\u2019s regulars had to be sharp in Purdy\u2019s absence, the 49ers were sloppy.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brandon Allen (17) avoids the tackle against Green Bay Packers defensive end Kingsley Enagbare (55) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo\/Morry Gash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Allen threw a 3-yard pass to tight end George Kittle for San Francisco\u2019s lone touchdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he played well,\u201d Kittle said. \u201cWe just have to play better.\u201d<\/p>\n

That will be necessary if the Niners want to get back to the playoffs. And it would help if they could get healthier.<\/p>\n

Right now, San Francisco (5-6) looks like a team missing many of its biggest stars.<\/p>\n

Purdy didn\u2019t play Sunday because of a shoulder injury. An ankle injury sidelined three-time All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams. Four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Nick Bosa was out with a hip\/oblique issue. And All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey still appears slowed by Achilles tendinitis.<\/p>\n

Coach Kyle Shanahan didn\u2019t have any immediate update after the game on Purdy\u2019s potential availability for next week, when the Niners visit AFC East-leading Buffalo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been rehabbing the whole time here,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll take him through some stuff early Monday and Tuesday and get a better idea then.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen joined the 49ers last year but hadn\u2019t thrown a pass in a game for them before Sunday. His previous start was for the Cincinnati Bengals in their 2021 finale.<\/p>\n

He went 17 of 29 for 199 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception. He fumbled twice, losing one. The interception went through the hands of Deebo Samuel before Green Bay\u2019s Xavier McKinney picked it off.<\/p>\n

The 49ers didn\u2019t use the injuries as an excuse.<\/p>\n

San Francisco committed three turnovers, had nine penalties and missed 15 tackles in the first half alone. McCaffrey was limited to 31 yards on 11 carries and three catches for 37 yards.<\/p>\n

Asked to name the most disappointing part of the game, Shanahan saw no need to limit himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole game was,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cSo to label the biggest one \u2014 just the first half, the run defense was just real disappointing. I thought we got out of our gaps a number of times. I thought we had way too many missed tackles. Just them being able to control that clock the first half was one of the worst ones I\u2019ve been a part of as far as a half.\u201d<\/p>\n

San Francisco struggled to bring down Josh Jacobs, who finished with 106 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He became the first player in the past 55 regular-season games to rush for 100 yards or more against the 49ers. It was the longest a team had gone without allowing a 100-yard rusher since 1955.<\/p>\n

Then-Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields rushed for 103 yards against the Niners on Oct. 31, 2021.<\/p>\n

Jacobs had 91 yards rushing by halftime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s about as bad as it can get,\u201d Niners linebacker Fred Warner said of the first half. \u201cIt was probably the worst I\u2019ve been a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Niners trailed 17-7 and got the ball to start the second half. That\u2019s when they had their costliest penalty.<\/p>\n

Eric Saubert was flagged for holding to wipe out Samuel\u2019s 87-yard kickoff return that would have given the 49ers first-and-goal. They ended up turning the ball over on downs at Green Bay\u2019s 39-yard line.<\/p>\n

The Niners then turned the ball over on three of their next five series, including McKinney\u2019s interception and fumbles from Allen and McCaffrey. Green Bay scored touchdowns after each of those turnovers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe started to build some momentum there at the end of the half,\u201d Allen said. \u201cThe second half, had some drives going and just penalties and turnovers really killed us.\u201d<\/p>\n

As bad as things look for the Niners, they\u2019re still in contention to win the NFC West. Thanks to Arizona\u2019s loss at Seattle, San Francisco remains one game out of first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one game at a time,\u201d McCaffrey said. \u201cEach day you\u2019ve got to wake up, look yourself in the mirror and get better, whether you win or lose. Speaking for me personally, that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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