The Atlanta Falcons traveled to Santa Clara, California to take on the San Francisco 49ers on "Sunday Night Football." Here's what happened in Week 7.

In a 3-hour game, the San Francisco 49ers played about 10 minutes of good football as the Houston Texans dominated in every aspect of a 26-15 game that was nowhere near that close.

The Atlanta Falcons were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers to fall to 3-3 on the season. Despite a solid effort, the Falcons made too many critical errors against a good 49ers team on the road, losing by a final score of 20-10. Atlanta committed costly penalties and failed to score when they had the chance on multiple drives.

Despite a late 2nd quarter touchdown pass from Mac Jones to George Kittle, the Houston Texans defense played a lights out half of football against the San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers' season of injuries continues into Week 6. The 49ers again appear to be without multiple key contributors when they travel to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1) on Sunday, Oct. 12. Brock Purdy has been dealing with toe and shoulder ...

Before we look ahead of to Week 8, though, let's recap what happened in the Falcons ' 20-10 loss to the 49ers. Atlanta controlled the game in the first half before making some crucial mistakes late in the first half that cost the team points and gave the 49ers life.

Expert recap and game analysis of the San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL game from October 19, 2025 on ESPN.