SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Traveling three time zones to the East has yet to take the surging San Francisco 49ers out of their comfort zone.
The 49ers have been road warriors during their first season under coach Jim Harbaugh, becoming the first West Coast team since 1996 to win three games in the Eastern time zone during their 6-1 start.
San Francisco could extend that run and remain unbeaten on the road when it faces the slumping Washington Redskins on Sunday. The 49ers haven’t started 4-0 on the road since 1992.
But as his team packed up Friday for its only road trip in a five-week span, Harbaugh said the 49ers are guarding against getting comfortable with themselves and the newfound success they’re having far away from the Bay Area.
