49ers grades, analysis from dominant win vs. Commanders

49ers grades: Defense

Defensive line:

Nick Bosa once again continues his candidacy for Defensive Player of the Year with two sacks, putting him to 17.5 sacks for the season with two games to go. He would have a third sack, but sacks on two-point conversions don’t count for some weird reason.

The team put constant pressure on Washington, helping to force turnovers and crushing the Commanders rushing attack, to the point they had only 79 yards off 33 rushing attempts.

A true team effort.

Grade: A

Linebackers:

Once more a solid time on the field for the 49ers linebackers, where the starting duo of Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw was beyond reproach for their four quarters of effort.

Warner was once against all over the field, while Greenlaw was actually robbed of an interception when the ball popped out and he snagged it, but was inexplicably called for an incompletion despite the ball not touching the ground at any point.

Warner is a perennial Pro Bowler while Greenlaw should have joined him. They are the best duo in the league.

Grade: A

Defensive backs:

The defensive backs, similar to the offensive line, had a little bit of a down day as Washington was surprisingly able to air it out on the Niners defense on occasion.

While they weren’t routinely burnt, the Washington offense was able to keep themselves in it for longer than the score might suggest because of it. While it would be going too far to say the game was in any real danger, it certainly could have been better.

On the positive side, Jimmie Ward snagged an interception that could have gone all the way back if he was tapped right on the toe as he was down.

Grade: B-