The only good thing you can say about the 49ers’ performance Sunday in Houston was that things improved.

Then again, there was truly nowhere for the Niners to go but up after the first 29 minutes of the contest.

For a few, fleeting moments, the Niners’ H-Town showdown with the Texans was a contest.

For the rest of the game, it was a lopsided beatdown reminiscent of an early-season college football game between a blue-blood program and a directional school that was bused in for a blowout game and a nice check.

The Niners lost 26-15, but in a contest where the Texans didn’t punt until the final minutes of the fourth quarter and the Niners were doubled in yardage, that barely told the story.

The studs and duds might, however:

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