The San Francisco 49ers sit atop the NFC West at 3-0 after a 35-yard walk-off field goal by Eddy Pineiro. San Francisco's wins have been by four, five and one point, showing consistently tight margins. Philadelphia beat the Rams 33-26 when a blocked field goal was returned 44 yards for a touchdown. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the NFC's other 3-0 team. Jake Moody moved on to the Chicago Bears practice squad while Pineiro delivers clutch kicks. Defensive end Nick Bosa left with a right-knee injury; preliminary exams reportedly did not show an ACL tear, but further imaging is planned.
"How did the Rams lose? right guard Dominick Puni casually asked at his locker. The last thing I saw (pregame) was the training room TV and they were lining up for a winning field goal. Nope, the Eagles blocked it, returned it 44 yards for a touchdown, and remained unbeaten with a 33-26 home win over the Rams (2-1). The NFC's only other 3-0 team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who, like the 49ers, won on a walk-off field goal."
"Meanwhile, Kyler Murray rolled away from them, chucked a third-down incompletion, and Bosa trudged off to the sideline with a right-knee injury that jeopardizes his immediate future. Coach Kyle Shanahan said a preliminary examination did not reveal a dreaded tear of Bosa's anterior cruciate ligament which was torn in Bosa's other knee in 2020 Week 2 but further imaging should lead to a better diagnosis Shanahan might share on his 3:30 p.m. Monday call with reporters."
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