After the game, former cornerback, Richard Sherman, did not mince words when speaking about the loss on his podcast The Richard Sherman Podcast. Speaking bluntly, Sherman called the 49ers loss ‘awful’ and acknowledged that they played poorly in the game. But he did not get help from his receivers, with drops being a major issue for the team in the loss. “Way, way, way, too many drops. Losing the game would not be the end of the world, getting a mini bye week ahead of week six.