San Francisco 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw (57), San Francisco 49ers’ Fred Warner (54), and San Francisco 49ers’ Jordan Willis (75) tackle Washington Commanders’ Logan Thomas (82) during the first half at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
SANTA CLARA — If Nick Bosa wins the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award, a fourth-quarter play on Christmas Eve is all the evidence voters need, and maybe it could sway some to consider him the league’s most valuable player.
The 49ers won 37-20 win Saturday, but that eighth straight victory wasn’t looking like a lock,