After getting buffaloed, 49ers have shot at redemption with Bucs In January, on the day he was introduced as the 49ers’ head coach, Chip Kelly was asked what he wanted the identity of his new team to be. Nine months and six regular-season games later, the 49ers (1-5) are in the midst of a difficult and adversity-stuffed season that won’t end for 71 more days. There is already little doubt they won’t reach the playoffs, but this question remains: In the final 20 minutes of 45-16 loss to Buffalo, they were outscored 28-3 and allowed 10 yards a play and 249 yards, which would translate to 747 yards over four quarters. Two days after the listless finish, defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil was asked about the 49ers’ late-game intensity and said Kelly had just finished addressing the team on the topic. “I think all of us, coaches, players, reporters, could talk about consistency in our effort and our approach,” he said. Given the 49ers’ paucity of playmakers, the offensive-minded Kelly, who is overseeing the NFL’s 32nd-ranked attack, will probably be given an incomplete grade this season for his Xs-and-Os ability. In 2015, the Eagles lost five of Kelly’s last seven games, which included a 45-17 loss to the Buccaneers (final record: 6-10) and a 45-14 defeat to the Lions (7-9). Despite the horrid start, no player has offered even a subtle shot at the head coach, and Kelly’s strong support of quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s national-anthem stance was appreciated in the locker room. In response, the Bills needed just four plays to finish a 60-yard touchdown drive. In response, the Bills, after a 22-yard pass-interference penalty, scored a touchdown one play later. Another chance for me to make a play.’ [...] he’ll face a middling defense that’s ranked 20th overall and is allowing the eighth-highest passer rating (99.5) to opposing QBs. Injury notes: 49ers — RB Carlos Hyde (quadriceps) is out, and the 49ers promoted RB DuJuan Harris from the practice squad Saturday. Buccaneers — RB Doug Martin (hamstring) is out. Tampa Bay RB Jacquizz Rodgers, who was signed Sept.
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