SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa’s best game of the season earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Bosa was just one of several 49ers defenders who led the way out of a three-game losing streak and produced Sunday’s 34-3 win at the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bosa’s marquee moment came when he and Chase Young split a sack on Trevor Lawrence, with Bosa forcing and recovering a fumble on the play at midfield. It was one of five sacks the 49ers (6-3) had on the day.
Bosa again sacked Lawrence to end the third quarter, after earlier hitting him as the threw an interception to Talanoa Hufanga.
It wasn’t just Bosa who excelled in his native Florida. So did fellow defensive linemen Javon Hargrave, Arik Armstead, Clelin Ferrell and Young, the latter of whom was making his 49ers debut after last month’s trade reunited him with Bosa, an Ohio State teammate.
As the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Bosa signed the richest contract in NFL history for a non-quarterback just days before the season, and he had 3 1/2 sacks entering Sunday’s win.
The 49ers host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-4) on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.
Bosa is the fourth Niner to earn NFC player-of-the-week commendations this season, following Brandon Aiyuk (Week 1), Christian McCaffrey (Week 4) and Fred Warner (Week 5).
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