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Was Sunday a defining win for 49ers? Mike Shumann believes it was

The 49ers’ dominating Week 2 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals was objectively impressive.

But the 49ers’ ability to pull out a 24-20 victory Sunday over the Pittsburgh Steelers after committing five turnovers was enough to convince one member of the organization’s first Super Bowl champion that this team is made of the right stuff.

“That was a defining win at Levi’s Stadium for this Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch era,” former 49ers wide receiver and long-time Bay Area broadcaster Mike Shumann said on the 49ers Insider Podcast.

“It was good to see them fight back, then come back and win the game when they got behind.