Sunday: Change in the Air

Sunday, the 25^th of October, started off early for the 49ers. The team’s ten o’clock game in Texas had ‘9er fans everywhere waking up in hopes of a victory. The 49ers where coming off of a bye week and were looking to expand their record to 4-2. The 49ers took the field, dashing out in clean white and red jerseys with the look of determination written on the players faces. A win in Texas would not only be a personal and team victory, but would also secure the 49ers place at the top of the NFC West division.

Although the 49ers looked like they would have a chance to start the game off in a positive fashion, by attacking the Texans defense with their run game, they soon found out that the day’s game was going to be tougher than expected. The whole first half of the game was in favor of the Texas Texans. They dominated the game in all aspects. The Texans were running, passing, and scoring all over the 49ers. The 49er defense had little, if no, control over the Texas offense during the first half of play. To add to this poor effort displayed by the ‘9ers defense, the 49ers offense look out of sync, frustrated and confused. The 49ers quarterback, Shaun Hill, was 6/11, with 45 yards and no touchdowns, during the first half of play, while Frank Gore ran for 32 yards on 13 attempts. At the end of the half the score read 21-0, in favor of the Texans.

The second half brought a sigh of relief when Mike Singletary decided to make a key change in the offensive lineup, benching Shaun Hill and starting backup quarterback Alex Smith. Smith came out on fire, completing 15/22 passes, as well as producing 206 yards and connecting with Vernon Davis for 3 touchdowns. Although things were turning around for the 49ers, the Texans had kicked a field goal in the fourth quarter to lead 24-21. Alex Smith and ‘9ers offense tried to drive down the field, late in the fourth quarter, to try and tie the game, but failed when the offense couldn’t produce any ground on a fourth and 10 yard conversion. This resulted in a 24-21 point defeat by the Texas Texans.