It’s time for the doubters to embrace the undefeated San Francisco 49ers in NFL power rankings from this point until sometime later in the future, if that ever happens.
Now at 7-0, the Niners are coming off a massive 51-13 beatdown of a Carolina Panthers squad, which was coming off both a bye week and winners of four straight, previously. San Francisco’s defense forced quarterback Kyle Allen’s first three interceptions of his NFL career, after he kept himself from tossing one his prior four games.
And running back Tevin Coleman became the first 49ers player to record four touchdowns in a regular-season game since Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.