awful week Cheap Customized San Francisco 49ers Jerseys , made exponentially worse thanks to the Raiders realizing they were the Raiders and letting the Rams win. But first, I just want to touch on the point I made last night. In 2015, the 49ers faced the Minnesota Vikings to open the season. It was Jim Tomsula’s first game and the 49ers were somewhat of a question mark. What followed was some of the worst football I’ve ever witnessed, but the 49ers came out somewhat dominant in the end. Sure, they had issues, but it seemed like they could be a fun team to watch once they stopped looking sloppy.The 49ers ended up going 5-11 and there was nothing fun about that season. Nothing. The Vikings, meanwhile managed to win the NFC North, achieve a playoff birth, and would have won their playoff game if not for Blair Walsh missing a last second 27-yard field goal (that ‘ole Seahawk luck came in at the right time). Here’s the point: Both teams went in completely different directions.Now Nick Mullens Jersey , the 2018 Vikings are not the 2015 Vikings and I tend to think the 49ers would have gotten punked pretty hard had that 2015 team played the 2018 Vikings. Despite the loss, the Vikings’ season didn’t end—and if the 49ers could beat them that night, you wouldn’t be wrong to think the Vikings weren’t winning anything that year. The 49ers get the Lions, and this is a much better way to gauge how the team will play. The Vikings was good experience. Hopefully they can mimic the 2015 team and get themselves a playoff birth. Onto the links. Five Things We’ll Overreact To From the NFL’s Opening Weekend (MMQB)49ers report card: Offensive errors trigger Week 1 loss at Vikings (Inman)Kyle Shanahan gives injury updates on Goodwin, Garnett, and others (KNBR)Upon further review: Three takeaways from the 49ers’ Week 1 loss to the Vikings (Biderman)49ers enter Week 2 with questions at right guard (Maiocco)49ers hurting at right guard after loss to Vikings (Cohn)Erik Walden, Hau’oli Kikaha working out for 49ers (Pro Football Talk)Why Kyle Shanahan is impressed with Jimmy Garoppolo’s response to the 49ers’ loss (Biderman)Warner Gets Solid Reviews for His 49ers Debut (Williams)49ers notes: Mike McGlinchey accepts challenge in middle of debut (Maiocco)What a horrible night to have a curse...Injuries open the door for big changes in the 49ers week 5 snap count The San Francisco 49ers lost an ugly one to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5, but it was not due to a lack of offensive effort. The team filled the stat sheet, but turnovers Nick Mullens 49ers Jersey , dropped passes, and penalties cost the team in a big way. This stat showed just how badly the team hurt themselves.The offensive “dominance” (for lack of a better term) is reflected in the snap count. You can view that below, or check out the gamebook PDF.The offense had 98 snaps, which the most by any NFL team in the past five years, and the most by a 49ers offense since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The 49ers offensive time of possession (40:12) was the most by the team since 2014. Suffice to say, the offense was busy.We saw some lineup changes due to injuries, with wide receiver impacted the most. Marquise Goodwin (quadricep, hamstring) and Dante Pettis (knee) were both inactive. The team activated Victor Bolden from the suspended list, and had Richie James active for the second time this season. Pierre Gar莽on led the receivers with 62 snaps Quarterback Nick Mullens Jersey , but Bolden was right behind him with 57 snaps. Trent Taylor had 50 snaps, Kendrick Bourne had 42 snaps, and James brought up the rear with 24 snaps. Gar莽on led the team with 12 targets, followed by Taylor with 8, and Kendrick Bourne with 7 (tied with George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk).The 49ers welcomed Richard Sherman back from a calf injury, and he started and played all 51 defensive snaps. Ahkello Witherspoon got the start opposite Sherman, but we saw significant rotation between Witherspoon and Greg Mabin. Witherspoon played 29 snaps, whole Mabin played 24. After the big 75-yard touchdown to open the game, the secondary was not challenged all that much. They had some good coverage at times Nick Mullens Jersey , while Rosen overthrew his receivers at other times. Aaron Rodgers will present a decidedly more significant challenge in Week 5.Another injury issue popped up as well in this game. Weston Richburg left the game at one point, and Erik Magnuson played 13 snaps. We’ll have to see what Kyle Shanahan has to say about Richburg’s status for Week 6, but I suspect he’ll sit the first practice of the week on Thursday (Monday Night Football means the practice week starts Thursday not Wednesday).49ers snap count vs. Cardinals, Week 5PlayerOffenseDefenseSTPlayerOffenseDefenseST