Huff had played a crucial role in the 49er defense shutting down the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, and the injuries to Okuayinonu and Elliott exacerbated the problem for San Francisco that was a constant on defense throughout — a failure to make the Houston offense pay on third down.

Houston held Christian McCaffrey to 68 yards with a plan that started up front and also included the Texans' offense.

There were a couple of good things, plenty of bad, and enough ugly from the 49ers in Week 8 against the Texans.

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.

Instead of having to settle for another field goal, C.J, Stroud and Xavier Hutchinson hooked up to put the 49ers in a deeper hole.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir intercepts Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud to end the first half in the Week 8 matchup. This marks the 49ers first interception of the season.