Offense Again Collectively Once more
It has been 210 days because the 49ers high-powered offensive unit from performed in a significant sport collectively, and with contract conditions maintaining left sort out Trent Williams and broad receiver Brandon Aiyuk out of camp and the preseason, it took the unit a minute to kick into gear. By the tail finish of the second quarter, Brock Purdy and firm discovered their rhythm and the top zone for the primary time. Their second and closing landing got here on the opening drive of the second half. With six of their drives ending in subject targets, there may be room for enchancment on ending, however with contributions from all three phases, San Francisco put collectively a decisive win.
Purdy accomplished 19-of-29 passes for 231 yards and acquired a majority of his weapons concerned in opposition to the Jets. San Francisco had 5 receivers – Jauan Jennings, Deebo Samuel Sr., Kyle Juszczyk, George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk – with 25-plus yards, and had third-year working again Jordan Mason carrying the load of the bottom sport with 147 of the 49ers 180 dashing yards. Moreover, sort out Trent Williams performed 33 cross blocking snaps with out giving up a single stress, it his first sport with out a stress since Week 3 of the 2022 season.
Capitalizing on Turnovers
The 49ers protection took a complete of 4 snaps earlier than developing with their first turnover of the night time. Linebacker Fred Warner knocked the ball out from Jets working again Breece Corridor’s arms and defensive lineman Maliek Collins recovered the rock to set San Francisco up on New York’s 32 yard line. A pair incomplete passes stalled out the possession, however the 49ers have been capable of decide up factors on the drive with a 46-yard subject objective from kicker Jake Moody.
Turnover No. 2 got here within the second half off a passing try from Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to broad receiver Garrett Wilson. Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir was capable of tip the cross, and linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles made the seize to get the ball again into the arms of the 49ers offense.
Subsequent Man Up, Operating Again Jordan Mason
With reigning NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months Christian McCaffrey inactive for the season opener, San Francisco appeared to Mason to hold the staff’s floor sport, and he delivered. He closed out the night time with 28 carries for 147 yards and a landing. He additionally caught one cross for 5 yards.
Mason had a would-be 17-yard dashing landing halfway by the second quarter of the sport, nevertheless a holding name reversed the rating. Two performs later, he practically ran it again, selecting up 11 yards for San Francisco and setting the staff up two yards from paydirt. Vast receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. barreled his means into the top zone for the landing on the following play to offer San Francisco the 13-7 benefit with underneath seven left to play within the first half.
Within the second half, Mason wouldn’t be denied. He capped off an 11-play, 70-yard opening drive with a five-yard landing to increase the lead 23-7. Initially working down the center, Mason made a pleasant cutback to the proper facet to go untouched into the top zone. The staff was arrange contained in the pink zone by a monster 34-yard completion from Purdy to fullback Kyle Juszczyk.
Leonard Floyd Will get His First Sack for the Pink and Gold
The free agent addition acquired residence for his first sack as a 49ers participant within the second quarter of Monday’s matchup. Floyd bounced inside the road to slide previous Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker for the sack of Rodgers on third down. With a lack of 5 yards on the play, San Francisco’s defensive unit was capable of come away with the three-and-out.
It was an identical story on the following defensive collection. On third-and-five, Floyd and Nick Bosa flushed Rodgers out of the pocket, chased him down within the backfield and compelled an incomplete cross. That marked back-to-back three and outs by San Francisco’s defensive with 5 minutes left within the half.
San Francisco’s second yr kicker opened up the season with an ideal efficiency going six-for-six in his kicks on the night time. Moody despatched his six subject objective makes an attempt by the uprights within the first half from 46, 51, 31, 53, 23 and 42 yards out. He additionally nailed each of additional level makes an attempt to account for 20 of the 49ers 32 factors in Week 1.
