49ers-Buccaneers final score: I think another defensive player just got hurt

The Bucs outscored their hosts, 34-3, the rest of the way as they cruised to a 34-17 victory at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the site of Super Bowl 50 last February.

“We just got out of sync”, Kaepernick said.

In the second quarter, Kaepernick threw his first interception of the season, a late throw to tight end Vance McDonald. Torrey Smith vanished after a 17-yard catch on the opening series, even though he tried playing through a back injury.

The balance restored to the offense has taken some of the pressure off quarterback Jameis Winston, who only has one turnover in the past two games. Until he broke loose in Week 17 in 2015, Davis was in danger of making history by averaging less than 1 yard per carry. Rodgers has 69 rushing attempts this season 324 yards and has become the starter in Tampa until someone returns from injury. DuJuan Harris, elevated from the practice squad, was second with 39 yards rushing.

Out: RB Carlos Hyde (shoulder). “He had a sack, caused a fumble – we didn’t get that fumble”.

Mike Evans caught eight passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns, Russell Shepard scored on a 19-yard pass from Winston and Peyton Barber iced the game with a 44-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help Tampa Bay win its second straight game around its bye week. Vincent Jackson was also placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and while defensive tackle Gerald McCoy practiced on a limited basis Wednesday, he remains hobbled by a calf injury.

Offensively, the Buccaneers are averaging 21.3 points and 365.3 total yards (250.0 in passing and 115.3 in rushing) per game. Bucs coach Dirk Koetter has shown no fear in utilizing Rodgers as a high-volume workhorse, and it doesn’t sound like Doug Martin (hamstring) is coming back any time soon. Breakdowns at every level of the “defense”. In two games (one start) with San Francisco last season, he had 27 carries for 140 yards along with nine receptions for 97 yards. If you are a die-hard 49er fan this news has to be upsetting because Baalke’s incompetence in handling the roster is a big reason why this is one of the worst teams in football. But Jeremy Kerley muffed a fair-catch punt return when he collided with rookie teammate Aaron Burbridge, giving the Bucs the ball at the 49ers 36-yard line. Rodgers turned a whopping 35 touches into 129 yards against the Carolina Panthers in Week 5 heading into the team’s bye.

Rodgers had 30 carries and five catches in the win October 10 at Carolina, and Koetter had a plan to rotate three backs in to ease the heavy load on his starter.

Chip Kelly’s 1-6 start is the worst by a first-year 49ers coach since Bill Walsh began 0-7 in 1979. The Falcons (4-3, ) lead the division by a half-game. Players are progressively looking uninspired and incapable of succeeding, even though they still publicly defend coaching schemes.