SANTA CLARA — Here is what Washington Post reporter Les Carpenter said of Sunday’s 49ers visit to Washington:
Question: Why did Bill Callahan’s succession of Jay Gruden immediately produce a win, or was this more about the winless opponent?
Carpenter: The easiest answer to this is to say the Redskins were playing a team ranked last in the league in almost every meaningful category. That said, they still almost blew the game and won only because Miami’s coach, Brian Flores, went for two instead of kicking an extra point at the end of regulation.