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NFL Power Rankings: A Week 16 Look at All 32 Teams

By Peter Panacy

Dec 18, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) after the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field. The Patriots won 16-3. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) after the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field. The Patriots won 16-3. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) talks on the sideline in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 41-13. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) talks on the sideline in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 41-13. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

team. 42. . 1-13. . San Francisco 49ers. 31

The 49ers had no business trying to go on the road and upset the No. 1 offense in the league, the Atlanta Falcons, with the NFL’s worst defense.

And it’s a historically bad defense, as Eric Branch of SFGate.com pointed out:

The 41-13 defeat tells us everything we need to know about head coach Chip Kelly’s squad. San Francisco’s defense is non-existent, Kelly’s offense lacks any sort of playmaking ability and quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn’t going to be a difference maker moving forward.

Perhaps the best moment from this lopsided, ugly defeat was seeing a not-so-thrilled general manager Trent Baalke on the sidelines early in the game.

Hey, at least the Niners can feel pretty good about landing a top-two pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

That’s about the only thing San Francisco can get excited about right now.