How Do the 49ers Fare Following Back-to-Back Wins?

The 49ers look formidable after a convincing victory Sunday at Jacksonville on the heels of an impressive triumph the previous Monday night at home over the Rams. The 49ers are using their running game and crafting ridiculously long drives, such as the opening FG march against the Jaguars that lasted 20 plays and took more than 13 minutes, and QB Jimmy Garoppolo played mistake-free football.

San Francisco is playing much better. A win this weekend against Minnesota would be huge.

The 49ers are on the rise. Jimmy Garoppolo threw two touchdown passes for the third-consecutive game, and Kyle Shanahan’s creative use of do-it-all star Deebo Samuel produced another touchdown in a 30-10 win over the Jaguars. San Francisco has now won back-to-back games in decisive fashion, setting up a huge Week 12 showdown with the surging Vikings. The Niners remain deadly in the red zone: Their 77.8 percent TD conversion mark leads the NFL by a significant margin. Ironically, San Fran’s most memorable drive on Sunday — a 20-play, 13-minute marathon — ended with a piddly field goal. “I wanted to go for it bad,” Shanahan said. According to ESPN, it was the longest drive in 20 years.

They’re lying in weeds after beating the Rams on a Monday night before securing a win in Jacksonville despite a 1 p.m. ET kickoff and a cross-country flight during a short week. Sunday’s home date with Minnesota could have major playoff ramifications.

They can be very dangerous, if they can survive past Week 18.

They’ve won two straight to get back on track as a possible playoff team. The schedule is brutal down the stretch, but they are playing much better.