 Complete the following phrase:  The 49ers first game as a member of the NFL was a home match with the New York Yanks on September 17, 1950. San Francisco lost 2117. Unlike the Cleveland Browns, who won the championship that year, the 49ers struggled in the NFL, finishing the 1950 season 39. In 1951, they would do much better, with a 741 season and nearly reaching the championship game. The 1952 season saw seven wins and five losses. With a 93 record, San Francisco had its best season yet in 1953, but a loss to the Lions kept them from the 