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The San Francisco took just two drives to show that they returned from their bye week looking once again like the dominant team that started the season rather the one that stumbled to three straight losses. A three-and-out defensively that ended with a sack followed by a touchdown drive capped by a throw from Brock Purdy to Brandon Aiyuk set the stage for the 34-3 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday.

ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (5), PASS (19), SCORING (4). JAGUARS OFFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (14), PASS (14), SCORING (10). JAGUARS DEFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (3), PASS (30), SCORING (8).

Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson spent several hours over three days this week watching cutups from a team not even on Jacksonville’s schedule. Robinson and his fellow linemen broke down clips of the Washington Commanders and former defensive end Chase Young while trying to project how he’ll fit with the San Francisco 49ers. “It’s just understanding the scheme he was in in Washington and how it’s different than the scheme he’s in now.”

The San Francisco 49ers looked like the NFL's best team when they raced through the first five weeks when they were never really threatened through five straight wins. The past three games showed some flaws as the defense struggled to generate pressure and in coverage, the offense couldn't manage to score more than 17 points and the Niners lost three straight. San Francisco (5-3) got a bye week to regroup and now will hope for a repeat of the past two seasons when second-half surges carried the 49ers to the NFC title game.

The San Francisco 49ers showed they could thrive as front-runners during a 5-0 start to the season. Brock Purdy turned the ball over three times in the final 16 minutes and San Francisco's defense struggled to slow down Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to a 31-17 loss Sunday that was the third straight for the Niners following their dominant start to the season. “We haven’t shown that we can play from behind and come back and win a football game,” linebacker Fred Warner said.