Just when you think the injuries can't get worse for the San Francisco 49ers, they do. Rookie first-round pick Mykel Williams is done for the year with a torn A

Huff had played a crucial role in the 49er defense shutting down the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, and the injuries to Okuayinonu and Elliott exacerbated the problem for San Francisco that was a constant on defense throughout — a failure to make the Houston offense pay on third down.

The San Francisco 49ers entered their Week 8 matchup against the Houston Texans as favorites and lost. Here were the worst performers from the loss.

The 49ers have played some bad football this season. But Sunday was something else entirely: The 49ers played so poorly against the Houston Texans that it makes you question if they can ever win again. Their performance in a 29-15 loss was, in a word, awful.

Next up, the Texans will host the Denver Broncos in an AFC wildcard tilt. Houston is still trying to dig their way back to .500, and if they have any fixings on making the playoffs, it’ll start with a victory against the Broncos. If Jaylin Noel, Jayden Higgins, and Woody Marks and steal the show yet again, they’ll have a very good chance!

Instead of having to settle for another field goal, C.J, Stroud and Xavier Hutchinson hooked up to put the 49ers in a deeper hole.

In a 3-hour game, the San Francisco 49ers played about 10 minutes of good football as the Houston Texans dominated in every aspect of a 26-15 game that was nowhere near that close.

The Houston Texans jumped on the San Francisco 49ers early in an impressive bounce-back performance Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston. The Texans’ 26-15 win was their first over San Francisco since 2009.

DeMeco Ryans had instant success as an NFL rookie in Houston. 49ers coaches Kyle Shanahan, Robert Saleh and Johnny Holland got a first-hand look.

Robinson is averaging a career-high 4.8 yards per attempt on a career-low 4.6 attempts per game. Only three times has Robinson seen more than five carries in a game this season, with nine in Week 1 and 7 and six in Week 2. Other than that, it’s been five or fewer in every other game, including zero in two of the last four games.

"We've got to take it like men and come back, hopefully a little pissed off, and play better next week," Kyle Shanahan said.