After an emotional Week 6 loss to Tampa Bay, the San Francisco 49ers returned to their winning ways with a 20-10 win on Sunday Night Football over the Atlanta Falcons.

The win moves the 49ers to 5-2 in what was their most impressive win on the season so far. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh had his best game of the season, despite being without Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, and Upton Stout while losing Renardo Green during the action on Sunday.

Each backup at those positions played well, with Bryce Huff, Tatum Bethune, Chase Lucas, and Darrell Luter stepping up and each having moments in this game. But it’s the first two on that list that played well enough to earn a star in Sunday’s win:

Third star: LB Tatum Bethune

It felt like any time Bethune was involved in a play, NBC would mention t

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