The quarterback who just played the San Francisco 49ers, Washington’s Taylor Heinicke, didn’t throw much in practice Wednesday because head coach Ron Rivera said he was “a little beat up.”
And the QB who was expected to play the 49ers on Sunday, Las Vegas’ Derek Carr, was benched Wednesday largely because the going-nowhere Raiders can’t afford for him to get beat up. Carr’s $32.9 million 2023 salary would become fully guaranteed if he suffered a serious late-season injury, a prospect that’s probably more likely against the NFL’s sack leader, Nick Bosa, and the rest of the 49ers’ marauding top-ranked defense.
The 49ers’ physicality has affected QBs and, possibly, QB decisions. And it also could explain a stunning statistic: Teams that have played the 49ers this season are 0-13 the following week, losing their next game, on average, by more than a touchdown (8.8 points).
Asked about their opponents’ 0-fer, right tackle Mike McGlinchey said it could be coincidence. Center Jake Brendel noted, “Correlation doesn’t mean causation.” But the linemen and their teammates believe their foes consistently have played badly because they’ve been coming off barroom brawls with the big, bad 49ers (11-4), who rank among the league’s top 10 in runs, sacks and, unofficially, smacks.
“I think it shows you that when you come play us, you know you have to strap it on,” defensive lineman Charles Omenihu said. “And it might leave you a little weary afterward.”
Said defensive end Samson Ebukam: “We’ve just got some dawgs. At every position, we’ve got dawgs and no one really shies away from contact.”
After offering that the 0-13 mark could be random, McGlinchey said it was more likely a reflection of the team ethos. He noted the 49ers have the personnel, such as tackle-busting wide receiver Deebo Samuel and tackle-machine linebackers Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw, to carry out their get-physical mandate.
“It’s kind of what we preach around here with our style of ball,” McGlinchey said. “You come in here and you play violent. You play physical. You play fast. And maybe it leaves teams hurting a little bit more when they go back home.”
The 0-13 statistic is a point of pride for players and Kyle Shanahan. Last week, the head coach provided clarification to a reporter who correctly noted the Chiefs won their next game after beating the 49ers 44-23 on Oct. 23.
“They had a bye week the week after they played us,” Shanahan said. “Yep. I’m talking about the next week that no one’s won. They won two weeks after. … It’s pretty cool stat. It could be a coincidence, but we like to think not, so we’ll take it that way.”
San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmie Ward and Deommodore Lenoir tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Rachaad White during Niners’ 35-7 win in NFL game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, December 11, 2022.
Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleLinebacker Azeez Al-Shaair believes the 49ers’ ability to consistently deliver punishment speaks to their professionalism. It’s difficult, he said, to reach a peak level of intensity for each week of a 17-game season.
The 49ers’ attempt to regularly ramp up makes Al-Shaair, a pending free agent, wonder about possibly playing for a team next season with teammates who “don’t have the same mentality.”
“It’s hard to bring it every week,” Al-Shaair said. “Even for us. It’s what we do, but that doesn’t mean we don’t feel it, too. … But it doesn’t matter what week it is, or who we’re playing, we’re going to do it, regardless. I feel like with other teams, they decide when they turn the light on and turn the light off. Ours stays on.”
Ebukam said the 49ers’ top players set the tone. Their captains include Warner, Bosa, road-grading left tackle Trent Williams and run-over-everything tight end George Kittle.
“It’s not easy,” Ebukam said, “but we’ve got good leaders in the locker room that everybody else feeds off. Just seeing them always bring the same energy, the same physicality, we don’t want to let each other down.”
The last time a team’s opponents failed to win every week after facing them was in 1934, according to the Associated Press. And that comes with an asterisk. Teams playing the St. Louis Gunners went 0-2 after playing them: The Gunners played the final three games in place of the Cincinnati Reds after the Reds’ league membership was suspended.
San Francisco 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw and Fred Warner stop Los Angeles Chargers’ Austin Ekeler during Niners’ 22-16 win in NFL game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleGiven that, the 49ers could accomplish something exceedingly rare if Washington, their previous opponent, loses to the Browns on Sunday. And if Las Vegas, their penultimate opponent, falls to the Chiefs in its season finale.
Even if their opponents don’t go 0-15, however, the 49ers appear to have accomplished their goal.
“You want to make sure that you leave your mark on people,” Al-Shaair said. “You want to make sure you’re remembered.”
Eric Branch covers the 49ers for The San Francisco Chronicle. Email: ebranch@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Eric_Branch
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