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Simon Dowling celebrates his first ever special teams touchdown

Special teams keeps 49ers afloat, but Eagles defense slam opposition

John Gonzalez would be sacked four times, throw five interceptions, albeit three coming on miracle plays where the ball was smacked in a manner of a volleyball and swooped in at the final moments by a swarming defense, and another on fourth and long to close out the final possession. The offense was just absolutely dominated.

Jointly, Darren McFadden looked more like Adrian Peterson than the journeyman backup halfback that he is, including breaking six tackles en route to a long touchdown run that secured the victory for the Eagles by extending the game late to double scores.

Geno Smith turned in a solid performance as well, throwing the ball just twenty times for a second consecutive game, but the NFL leading ground attack that the Eagles brought to the table spelled victory for the Eagles. Smith filled the role of game manager admirably, starting out poor but developing a good connection with Zach Ertz.

The special teams were the only touchdowns for the 49ers, with both returnmen Simon Dowling and Taven Graham scoring. It's the first two touchdowns from special teams this season, after the 49ers didn't have a single one last year. Graham's looked like an improbable comeback was on the books, but Darren McFadden broke off the huge run for the game winning score.

The 49ers fell to 1-1, their ground defense was demolished, they are clearly missing Navorro Bowman who is due to return within the next three weeks from his injury suffered in the preseason. Brandon LaFell debuted for 49ers and had his struggles, not proving to be a game changing option that the 49ers hoped they had with their top wideout, but with very little in game experience with the 49ers, expect some time before the connection is established.


(1)Tevin Graham starts his stride for his touchdown
(2)Geno Smith takes a punishing hit

Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 8, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)	0	3	14	12	29
San Francisco 49ers (1-1)	7	3	0	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	SFO
Total Offense	375	153
Rushing Yards	288	94
Passing Yards	87	59
First Downs	17	8
Punt Return Yards	13	97
Kick Return Yards	21	224
Total Yards	409	474
Turnovers	0	5
3rd Down Converstion	7-15	4-10
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2	0-0
Penalties	2-20	3-35
Posession Time	31:41	16:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PHI	SFO
0:17	(SFO) Simon Dowling, 85 yard punt return	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PHI	SFO
4:38	(PHI) Nick Folk, 26 Yard FG	3	7
1:47	(SFO) Mason Crosby, 41 yard FG	3	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PHI	SFO
7:55	(PHI) DeMarco Murray	10	10
1:04	(PHI) Jordan Matthews, 5 yard pass from Geno Smith	17	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PHI	SFO
6:08	(PHI) Nick Folk, 44 Yard FG	20	10
2:49	(PHI) Nick Folk, 43 Yard FG	23	10
2:33	(SFO) Tevin Graham, 96 yard kick off return	23	17
1:06	(PHI) Darren McFadden, 69 yard run (failed 2-PT)	29	17

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Geno Smith 11/20 113 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD DeMarco Murray 24 122 5.0 0 Darren McFadden 14 146 10.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Charles Johnson 3 37 12.3 0 Zach Ertz 2 47 23.5 0 DeMarco Murray 2 26 13 0

San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Gonzalez 10/25 72 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nahjee Harper 11 74 6.7 0 Jarryd Hayne 2 11 5.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jackson Stumph 4 9 2.2 0 Nahjee Harper 3 29 9.6 0 Brandon LaFell 2 32 16.0 0

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Week 2

2017 - Week 2

Thursday's Games

Bills 21 @ Dolphins 24

Sunday's Games

Colts 6 @ Jaguars 31

Falcons 28 @ Saints 21

Panthers 31 @ Bears 21

Vikings 17 @ Lions 27

Patriots 39 @ Jets 18

Redskins 14 @ Cowboys 34

Ravens 7 @ Browns 14

Rams 14 @ Texans 33

Eagles 29 @ 49ers 17

Titans 21 @ Cardinals 17

Giants 28 @ Seahawks 31

Broncos 6 @ Raiders 28

Chiefs 35 @ Chagers 27

Steelers 31 @ Bengals 37

Monday's Games

Packers 30 @ Buccaneers 13

NFC West Standings
San Fransisco 49ers (1-1)
Seattle Seahawks (1-1)
Arizona Cardinals (0-2)
Los Angeles Rams (0-2)

News
Cowboys resign Zack Martin (RG) and DeMarcus Lawrence (DE) to 7 year deals
Lions resign Ezekiel Ansah to 7 year contract
Seahawks release Lekambrick Brandon (MLB)
Son of legendary Texas High school coach Jackson Hill, HB Rashad Hill has been around the game his entire life
Clay Matthews set to return for Packers
Jaye Howard returns for San Antonio Raiders
Rams get Todd Gurley back in action
Phillip Rivers sits at 8th all time in passing yardage
Sam Bradford posts perfect 158.3 quarterback rating in Texans victory
Jairus Byrd to miss rest of Saints Season

49ers Preview

Matchup Preview | September 16, 2017
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Washington Redskins (0-2, 0-1 Away)		San Francisco 49ers (1-1, 1-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 563 Total Offensive Yards 665 407 Passing Yards 497 156 Rushing Yards 168 13 Points Per Game 27.5 Defensive Stats Comparison 933 Total Yards Allowed 780 586 Passing Yards Allowed 404 347 Rushing Yards Allowed 376 34.5 Points Per Game 32 2 Sacks 11 3 Interceptions 0 Injury Report Juron Criner (WR) Broken Toe 1 Week NaVorro Bowman (ILB) Pulled Groin 1 Week Max Bullough (MLB) Broken Thumb 1 Week

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Brandon LaFell wrestles for a touchdown reception in the 49ers victory

49ers roll over the helpless Redskins, Harper shows up big

In a battle of early season .500 squads, it was the 49ers that showed their class in a performance that will definitely be among their better in recent history. Once more John Gonzalez returned to form with a tremendous game against a poor Washington secondary, while Nahjee Harper had his biggest game thus far in his young career with just shy of 150 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Brandon LaFell finally had a bit of a breakthrough performance, proving himself to be the big red zone target that the team wanted when they signed him to be the top wideout and making big catches where size is needed, this 49er's receiving corp has a lot of athleticism but size is a bit of a premium and LaFell stepping up gives them a good target.

On the other end, Jimmy Garoppolo had struggled in this one, the ex-Patriot had a good season last year but is off to a mediocre start and he wasn't much above mediocre in this one, leaving for the final drive with a throwing shoulder injury which was determined to be minor.

Antonio Andrews didn't add much on the ground as the 49ers defense looked furious after their horrendous performance against the Eagles on the ground and absolutely punished the Redskins, giving diverse blitz calls that led to a sack and six tackles in the backfield.

A long touchdown to Jordan Reed made this one look like a better game, giving the Redskins a late touchdown that brought it to a 16-21 and without shooting distance of a rally, but the 49ers exploded, forcing an interception after a scoring drive and punching the ball right in immediately after.

Joined by the amount of clock control this team exerted due to the tremendous ground game in this one, as John Gonzalez even stepped up to add a few good runs of his own, was far too much for the Redskins to handle. Jackson Stumph delivered another huge performance and this tight end has been outperforming most expectations, filling the hole left by the Vance McDonald departure and than some. Hard to say if he would be the best pick from last years draft but thus far he has been the most productive!

The 49ers improve to 2-1 and move into possession of the NFC West lead as the lone 2-1. They take on the 1-2 Giants next week and their big challenge will be containing Odell Beckham Jr, or atleast minimizing the tremendous wideouts impact in the passing game, this is a big opportunity for a statement for this 49ers secondary and for the 49ers to keep trending towards a playoff birth if they can take another victory and improve to 3-1.


The 49ers defense swarmed all over the Redskins offense all Sunday

Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 17, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Redskins (1-2)	0	3	6	7	16
San Francisco 49ers (2-1)	3	10	8	14	35

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	SFO
Total Offense	290	466
Rushing Yards	58	208
Passing Yards	232	258
First Downs	11	21
Punt Return Yards	0	23
Kick Return Yards	24	97
Total Yards	314	586
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Converstion	3	10
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	3/2
Penalties	15	20
Posession Time	15:12	32:48

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WAS	SFO
11:57	(SFO) Brandon LaFell, 1 yard pass from John Gonzalez	0	10
2:19	(SFO) Mason Crosby, 19 yard FG	0	13
0:47	(WAS) Robbie Gould, 39 yard FG	3	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		WAS	SFO
8:36	(WAS) Kendall Wright, 28 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo	10	13
3:45	(SFO) Forced Safety	10	15
2:16	(SFO) Nahjee Harper, 7 yard run	10	22
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WAS	SFO
10:59	(WAS) Jordan Reed, 31 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (failed XP)	16	22
3:59	(SFO) Brandon LaFell, 27 yard pass from John Gonzalez (failed 2-PT)	16	28
3:06	(SFO) Jackson Stumph, 10 yard pass from John Gonzalez	16	35

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jimmy Garoppolo 9/19 193 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Antonio Andrews 16 45 2.8 0 Matt Jones 3 8 2.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordan Reed 4 100 25 1 Jamison Crowder 3 29 9.7 0 Kendall Wright 2 61 30.5 1

San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Gonzalez 23/31 273 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nahjee Harper 23 148 6.4 1 John Gonzalez 5 37 7.4 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jackson Stumph 8 141 17.6 1 Brandon LaFell 4 45 11.3 2 Torrey Smith 3 57 19.0 0

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Week 3 Recap

2017 - Week 3

Thursday's Games

Chargers 35 @ Broncos 19

Sunday's Games

Jaguars 35 @ Ravens 40

Jets 27 @ Bills 30

Seahawks 38 @ Titans 42

Texans 27 @ Colts 34

Steelers 45 @ Vikings 40

Bears 27 @ Rams 3

Saints 42 @ Packers 39

Panthers 27 @ Buccaneers 19

Redskins 16 @ 49ers 35

Browns 34 @ Raiders 14

Falcons 21 @ Cowboys 36

Patriots 30 @ Dolphins 27

Eagles 16 @ Chiefs 27

Bengals 34 @ Lions 27

Monday's Games

Cardinals 34 @ Giants 16

NFL News
Mason Crosby (K), Aaron Lynch (OLB), Jimmy Ward (CB) all sign extensions of 3, 6 and 6 years
Brain Hoyer announces intention to test free agency following this season
Jake Long's agent announces talks between 49ers have broken down, no extension expected
- Odell Beckham Jr. inks 5 year extension with Giants
- Steelers ink Antonio Brown to six year deal
- Jason Pierre-Paul returns from injury to face 48ers
- Ben Roethlisberger passes Fran Tarkenton on the alltime passing yardage list
- Jason Witten passes Terrell Owens in all-time receptions



Jackson Stumph making national headlines

The rookie tight end has been sensational three games in, he has 24 receptions (7th), 242 receiving yards (25th), and a touchdown. While his numbers aren't awe inspiring his play on the field has, responsible for several big blocks that allowed Nahjee Harper to break out in the last contest, while proving to be a reliable target in the passing game for John Gonzalez. Keep an eye on Stumph, if he continues to make plays, his name will be popping up a lot!

Matchup Preview | September 22, 2017
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San Francisco 49ers (2-1, 0-0 Away)		New York Giants (1-2, 0-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1131 Total Offensive Yards 1003 755 Passing Yards 655 376 Rushing Yards 348 30 Points Per Game 23.7 Defensive Stats Comparison 1070 Total Yards Allowed 1129 636 Passing Yards Allowed 724 434 Rushing Yards Allowed 405 26.8 Points Per Game 26 10 Sacks 2 2 Interceptions 2 Injury Report Justin Pugh (LG) Dislocated Knee 3 Weeks LaRoy Reynolds (MLB) Dislocated Elbow 4 Weeks Dennis Kelly (RT) Upper Arm Fracture 1 Week Andrew Jackson (MLB) Dislocated Ankle 3 Weeks

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Your QB Carousel Was Tough To Watch For Awhile Now I Think Your Actually Set With Brees and The Rookie. Good Luck This Season.

Brees isn't on the team though.....

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First matchup with Giants post-Manning era puts rookie on blast

After losing their Manning brother to retirement last off season, the Giants turned to journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick and what happened when they had to turn to Justyn Reeve? Their rookie quarterback who they hope to take the reins in the near future when Fitzpatrick retires or leaves?

The results weren't very good in the debut.

The 49ers forced Fitzpatrick from the game after he scrambled for a first down and suffered a brutal hit from Jimmy Ward that forced a fumble and led to a touchdown return. The second fumble by the quarterback, and second score for the defense, and he would be gone due to concussion protocol, he wouldn't pass and would be held back the rest of the game.

Justyn Reeves came in and struggled, and while some receivers did well, others struggled. Odell Beckham Jr was contained for most of the game except for a good pair of receptions in the third and an overthrown pass that would've been an easy touchdown for the wideout. Shutdown, despite the injury suffered by Malcolm Butler.

Butler had been shutting him down, and it continued throughout, but the rookies in the cornerback corp were exposed routinely and allowed big performances by the speedy receiving group that the Giants brought to the helm.

Malcolm Butler wasn't the only injury.

John Gonzalez took a punishing shot on a third and long when he threw the ball away, he remained on the ground and left on a stretcher, he officially had a torn groin and could miss up to two months.

Brian Hoyer was poor, completing a meager amount of passes and jointly the offense stalled beneath him, allowing the Giants a breath of life as the defense began to force the 49ers off the field and allow the Giants to churn away at the defense, leading to a late score that brought it close, but luckily enough Nahjee Harper would be able to ice out the clock by picking up three first downs.

The 49ers improved to 3-1 by outlasting the now 1-3 New York Giants. There are a lot of issues moving forward with two key players from each side of the ball now hurt, this defense will have it's hands full with an undefeated Cowboy squad next week.



John Gonzalez throws a beautiful pass
The defense swarmed Reeves when he came on for the injured Ryan Fitzpatrick

San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants
Sep 23, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
San Francisco 49ers (3-1)	14	7	7	6	34
New York Giants (1-3)	7	7	0	7	21

Team Stats Comparison
	SFO	NYG
Total Offense	269	367
Rushing Yards	139	67
Passing Yards	130	300
First Downs	14	16
Punt Return Yards	11	0
Kick Return Yards	61	149
Total Yards	341	516
Turnovers	1	6
3rd Down Converstion	6	8
4th Down Conversion	1	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2	2-0
Penalties	15	25
Posession Time	24:37	23:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SFO	NYG
8:21	(NYG) Percy Harvin, 8 yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	7
5:34	(SFO) DJ Barnes, 31 yard pass from John Gonzalez	7	7
4:41	(SFO) Jimmy Ward, returned fumble 27 yards	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SFO	NYG
9:10	(SFO) Deron Gilbert, returned fumble 72 yards	21	7
1:05	(NYG) Jermaine Gresham, 3 yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick	21	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SFO	NYG
7:06	(SFO) Jackson Stumph, 1 yard pass from John Gonzalez	28	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SFO	NYG
5:59	(SFO) Mason Crosby, 21 yard FG	31	14
1:56	(SFO) Mason Crosby, 34 yard FG	34	14
1:22	(NYG) Percy Harvin 79 yard pass from Justyn Reeves	34	21

San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Gonzalez 9/17 137 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Nahjee Harper 25 104 4.2 0 Jarryd Hayne 4 21 5.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jackson Stumph 6 49 8.2 1 Brandon LaFell 3 26 8.7 0 DJ Barnes 2 78 39 1

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick 15/26 195 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Shane Vereen 14 45 3.2 0 Zac Stacy 6 10 1.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Percy Harvin 7 154 22 2 Odell Beckham Jr 3 53 17.7 0 Doug Baldwin 3 49 16.3 0

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Quote: Originally Posted by K0ZZ

49ers claim victory to conclude 2016 season at Levi Stadium There might be two more games left on their schedule but the 49ers won't be playing in front of the home crowd anymore. At the very least they gave the home fans something to go out on, a good victory over the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers held control through all four quarters and up until a late touchdown drive, the Dolphins looked to be going through the signals at best. Undisciplined play plagued Jeff Fishers squad, as has been the big achilles heel for this Miami Dolphins squad. Making a few bad decisions, false starts, and a few misread breakdowns caused the Dolphins to quickly find themselves on the wrong side of a growing deficit. "It's hurt us all season. We are going to have to work on it the rest of the way out and next year we will have to keep all of our pieces on the table and go for the victory. We are playing for our lives now and nobody is safe." Spoke a decisive Jeff Fisher. Fisher is in his first year as the Dolphins coach after being fired from the Rams this past offseason, and if the Dolphins wanted they could reboot yet again this offseason. For the 49ers, the victory spells well for their next season. John Gonzalez played the role of a game manager admirably and while the 49ers hope that he can be a gamechanger at the quarterback position in the early part of his career as he feels out the opposition being a good game manager is a good first step, not costing your team wins is a big step in the right direction and the turnovers which Gonzalez has been committing at a high rate this season, but in this one against a defense which has been excellent at pressuring the quarterback, he held his own. Getting sacked twice and hit just three more times, both sacks came in the first half, but after adjusting his cadence and making quicker reads, the quarterback came into his own and played a solid game, and while the Dolphins defense lived up to expectations, the mistakes were kept to a minimum and with their own defense actually putting the clamps on the Dolphins, they were able to get going in the right direction. DJ Barnes was on the receiving end of the lone aerial touchdown of the afternoon while the wideout broke free of his corner and scattered for a quick touchdown. Barnes is in the running for rookie of the year and has been a tremendous surprise for the 49ers, who will have more flexibility with their receiving corp thanks to the outstanding play of the Florida alum. Nick Fairley came into this game with just half a sack to his credit, after getting a big deal to come to the Bay, the expectations were much higher and with just 20 tackles and four for a loss, the first season for Fairley has been disappointing but he had two huge sacks, one to kill a drive that was picking up momentum and knocking the Dolphins out of field goal range, and the last coming on the final play of the game when Fairley slipped free and brought down Mykel Bethel-Thompson to end the game. The 49ers improve to 6-8 but are eliminated from playoff contention. The 49ers take on the Washington Redskins (8-6) next week, the Redskins are in a three way tie for the NFC East lead, and will be fighting for their playoff lives, which could be difficult for the 49ers to best. Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers Dec 28, 2016 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH SCORE Miami Dolphins (5-9) 3 3 0 7 13 San Francisco 49ers (6-8) 0 10 7 3 20 Team Stats Comparison MIA SFO Total Offense 335 296 Rushing Yards 88 129 Passing Yards 247 167 First Downs 19 15 Punt Return Yards 0 24 Kick Return Yards 25 84 Total Yards 360 404 Turnovers 1 0 3rd Down Converstion 6-12 8-12 4th Down Conversion 1-2 0-0 2-Point Conversion 0-0 0-0 Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals 2-2 2-2 Penalties 4-23 2-10 Posession Time 26:55 21:05 Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING MIA SFO 2:00 (MIA) Cairo Santos, 19 yard FG 3 0 SECOND QUARTER SCORING MIA SFO 9:27 (SFO) DJ Barnes, 25 yard pass from John Gonzalez 3 7 1:23 (MIA) Cairo Santos, 28 yard FG 6 7 0:08 (SFO) Mason Crosby, 39 yard FG 6 10 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MIA SFO 1:45 (SFO) Carlos Hyde, 12 yard run 6 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MIA SFO 5:01 (SFO) Mason Crosby, 22 yard FG 6 20 0:06 (MIA) Greg Whalen, 24 yard pass from Mykel Bethel Thompson 13 20 Miami Dolphins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Tannehil 13/16 120 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jay Ajayi 16 86 5.3 0 Orleans Darkwa 5 0 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kenny Stills 8 83 10.3 0 Jordan Cameron 4 50 12.5 0 Devante Parker 4 47 11.7 0 San Francisco 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Gonzalez 14/23 180 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Carlos Hyde 20 85 4.2 1 John Gonzalez 4 34 8.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Anquan Boldin 3 29 9.6 0 Torrey Smith 2 26 13 0 DJ Barnes 2 37 18.5 1

I was curious as to how you did your scouting

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Week 4 Recap

2017 - Week 4

Thursday's Games

Buccaneers 35 @ Saints 20

Sunday's Games

Bears 21 @ Packers 49

49ers 34 @ Giants 21

Ravens 32 @ Titans 39

Bills 25 @ Patriots 27

Falcons 37 @ Vikings 49

Broncos 10 @ Eagles 50

Texans 41 @ Bengals 48

Cowboys 38 @ Chargers 35

Rams 43 @ Cardinals 35

Lions 24 @ Seahawks 35

Dolphins 41 @ Raiders 14

Colts 24 @ Steelers 30

Monday's Games

Jets 28 @ Chiefs 17

News
- Michigan State Wide Receiver Matt Lewis is one of the top receivers, leading nation in receiving yards
- Carolina off to hot start, 4-0
- Cowboys roll to 4-0 record to open season
- 49ers John Gonzalez to miss 4 weeks, Butler to miss 6