Booed 49ers lose again; fall 24-14 to Bengals

[...] make that the old-guy 49ers. Moments after the modern-day edition was showered with high-decibel boos as it jogged to the locker room at halftime, the half-filled stadium burst into applause. An eight-man group of alumni that included Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Roger Craig emerged from a tunnel as part of a celebration recognizing the 1981 and '88 Super Bowl teams. The 49ers' sixth Super Bowl title could be at least a few more seasons away. Thanks to another hard-to-watch performance by the NFL's worst offense, the 49ers fell to 4-10 for the first time since 2007 and wasted a spirited effort by a defense that limited the Bengals to a season-low 242 yards and one scoring drive of more than 36 yards. In the second half, which began with the 49ers trailing 21-0, the already sparse crowd had thinned to a friends-and-family level. Instead of winning, the 49ers were facing a cavernous hole, courtesy of a comical seven-minute stretch. Midway through the second quarter, they were locked in a scoreless tie. With 53 seconds left before halftime, they trailed 21-0, after a fumble by wide receiver Anquan Boldin, an 18-yard punt by rookie Bradley Pinion and an interception that clanged...