San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) watches the final moments of a 31-7 loss in the NFC Championship Game to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers’ Lombardi Trophy drought is up to 28 seasons, and we should have seen it coming.
Add up their starting quarterbacks’ jersey numbers — No. 5 (Trey Lance) plus 10 (Jimmy Garoppolo) plus 13 (Brock Purdy) — and, yep, 28.
“Just please hang in there,” general manager John Lynch said Wednesday to their Faithful fan base. “We’re working our tails