Taking the field in Week 1 with sky-high expectations, what with eight-year head coach Kyle Shanahan having just taken his team to the Super Bowl last year, the 49ers lost games they should have won, lost key players at seemingly every turn, and suddenly sit at 5-6 as longshots to win the division?

Getting blown out in Green Bay following another squandered late lead the previous week against Seattle has quickly turned the San Francisco 49ers from a Super Bowl contender into a team just fighting to get back to the playoffs.

The San Francisco 49ers will face a steep uphill battle Sunday when they face the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Injuries will leave quarterback Brock Purdy on the sideline with veteran signal caller Brandon Allen slated to start in his stead. While Allen's start will…