The loss was only the second in seven games for the Niners (8-7) who snapped a two-game winning streak. Their loss clinched a playoff berth for Dallas and trimmed San Francisco’s margin for error with two to play.
The Niners still sit in the No. 6 seed in the NFC as the second wild-card with Minnesota (7-7) right behind at No. 7 — though San Francisco has the head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to a 34-26 win over the Vikings on Nov. 28.
San Francisco held the Titans to 3 of 7 on third down in the first half. After halftime, Tennessee converted 6 of 9 third downs — the shortest third-and-7 with four of 10 yards or longer.
The biggest one came with Tennessee facing third-and-23 at its own 28 on the final play of the third quarter. A San Francisco defender jumped offside, giving the Titans a free play.
Bullock’s 44-yard FG won the game.