Aaron Rodgers made his season debut Monday evening at San Francisco, returning to recreation motion after an Achilles tendon tear restricted his first Jets’ season to 4 performs. Rodgers threw a landing and led 2 TD drives, however the 49ers, enjoying with out injured star RB Christian McCaffrey, performed just like the NFC defending champions in a convincing 32-193 victory.
The Jets completed -2 in turnover margin and the Niners managed the ball all through, scoring on every of their last eight possessions whereas dashing for 181 yards. With McCaffrey on the sideline, Jordan Mason turned in a profession efficiency, amassing 147 yards on 28 carries with 1 TD as HC Kyle Shanahan’s membership totaled 401 yards.
“Credit score to them,” HC Robert Saleh stated. “They executed so much higher than we did. We have now to be higher.”
Rodgers (13-21-167-1TD-1INT) tried to will the Jets again into the sport within the third quarter. Confronted with a 26-7 deficit, he uncorked an ideal move to Allen Lazard down the visiting sideline for 26 yards. Then the grasp of the free play drew Leonard Floyd offside earlier than going again to Lazard for a 36-yard TD. After a failed 2-point try, the Jets had inched nearer, 26-13. It was Rodgers’ 18th TD move on a free play and the 476th of his Corridor of Fame profession.
The one issues that stopped Rodgers within the first quarter have been a Lazard third-down drop and a Breece Corridor fumble. On the Jets’ third possession, Rodgers regarded classic and led a 12-play, 70-yard scoring drive that culminated on Corridor’s 3-yard TD. He related on 7 of 8 for 60 yards and was masterful on third down, retaining the chains transferring with 16-, 14- and 8-yard beneficial properties to Garrett Wilson on third-and-8, third-and-7 and third-and-7, respectively. Corridor’s TD gave the Jets a 7-3 lead with 3:37 left within the opening stanza.
With each golf equipment exchanging momentum early, the 49ers turned to the punishing floor recreation on a 12-play march that ended with Deebo Samuel’s 2-yard rating as dwelling crew grabbed a 13-7 lead. Minus McCaffrey, the Niners have been capable of get nice manufacturing from Mason, a strong third-year again who established a profession excessive with 74 yards on his first 11 carries. The 49ers totaled 210 yards within the first half and scored on their last 4 possessions as they grabbed a 16-7 lead at intermission.
