San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan called out his injured team for a poor performance against the Texans in Week 8.

The Texans face the 49ers in a virtual must-win game for their playoff hopes. We'll have updates and anlysis throughout the day from NRG Stadium.

The 49ers had the ball for only 18 ½ minutes Sunday. It's an apt analogy for Mac Jones, whose time as San Francisco's starting quarterback is growing short.

Houston allowed their lowest pressure rate of the season against San Francisco at 21.4%, according to Next Gen Stats, The 49ers also blitzed on a season-high 33.3% of dropbacks, recording 7 pressures on 14 blitzes.

For a few, fleeting moments, the Niners’ H-Town showdown with the Texans was a contest. For the rest of the game, it was a lopsided beatdown reminiscent of an early-season college football game between a blue-blood program and a directional school that was bused in for a blowout game and a nice check.

When the San Francisco 49ers finally picked up a first down Sunday against the Houston Texans they were already down by 16 points and there was less than a minute left in the first half.

The San Francisco 49ers (5-2) visit the Houston Texans (2-4) Sunday in Week 8. Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, is at 1 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NFL odds around the 49ers vs. Texans odds and make our expert NFL picks and predictions for the best bets.

Purdy was on the 49ers’ sideline in a road game for the first time since re-aggravating his toe injury against the Jaguars. He did not travel to Los Angeles on Oct. 2, and didn't travel to Tampa on Oct. 11. While he was on the sideline for last week’s game against Atlanta, that was a home game.