What we learned as 49ers’ blunders bring loss vs. Vikings

BOX SCORE MINNEAPOLIS — The 49ers did not have to play a perfect game to emerge from Week 2 with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Instead, the 49ers played a perfectly awful brand of football with an abundance of errors across the board. The 49ers could get little going on offense, and defense and special teams had their share of breakdowns in a 23-17 loss to the Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. The 49ers' record drops to 1-1 after their impressive 2024 NFL season-opening victory over the New York Jets. The organization's streak of futility on the road continued Sunday against the Vikings. The 49ers have not won in Minnesota since 1992, a streak that now includes eight consecutive losses. Here are the takeaways from the 49ers' loss: Breakdowns Across The Board The 49ers did themselves no favors while digging a 10-point hole in the first half. And they found it difficult to get back in the game due to even more miscues. Special teams and defense allowed two huge plays that forced the 49ers to try to dig out of hole for most of the game. The first breakdown occurred at the end of the team's second possession of the game. Vikings special-teamer C.J. Ham blasted through...