For the fourth week in a row, the San Francisco 49ers have came out win-less, this time against Vince Young and the Tennessee Titans. & For the second straight week, Titans running back Chris Johnson proved he couldn't be stopped. Last week he feasted off the Jaguars defense by tallying up a franchise record 228 rushing yards. & Although the Niners defense held him 100 yards less than Jacksonville did, his 135 yards and 2 touchdowns ended up being the deciding factor as the 49ers fell short, 34-27.
Similar to last week's close loss to the Colts, the Niners went into the half with the lead. But the 49er defense just wasn't there and Alex Smith's 3 interceptions didn't help much either. The Niner offense turned the ball over a total of 4 times (3 int's and 1 fumble) resulting in 24 points for the Titans. The loss was also Smith's 7th straight. As for Tennessee, it was the team's second consecutive win after the Titans went win less through their first 6 games. Now that Vince Young has earned his job back, it looks like the team is beginning to rebound after a disappointing start of the season to say the least. Then again, it could be the lack of opponents -- Jacksonville & San Francisco.
In week 10, the 49ers will host the Chicago Bears as the NFL kicks off their first Thursday night game of the season. 49er tight end Vernon Davis decided to add some flame to the fire as he says he and the 9er offense can and will destroy the Bears defense tomorrow night. That defense Davis speaks of is normally a 'D' that's among the league's best year after year. However the Bears 'D' has slowly began to fall apart the past 2 years & the team has been without it's pro-bowl captain Brian Urlacher since week 1 and will now be without three time pro-bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris. Harris was ejected from Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals for punching offensive guard Deuce Lutui. Not only will this game be a must win for both teams, but it's also a homecoming game for 49er head coach Mike Singletary.
Singletary won't be making a return to Chicago, but he'll be up against his former team. Singletary played 11 years as a Bears linebacker and was part of one of the strongest defenses the NFL has ever seen, dubbed the nickname "The Monsters of Midway". It'll be interesting to see whether or not Vernon Davis can back up his words tomorrow night and get the Niners their much needed 4th win of the season in quest of making the playoffs. Davis is currently tied for the league lead in touchdown receptions with 7.
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