Week 13: Philadelphia (4-7) at San Francisco (9-2)
Philadelphia's record was not lying. Part of the reason for the lack of wins, however, was due to McNabb being injured. In his place was rookie QB Darren Maddox, who couldn't quite fill McNabb's shoes.
1st Quarter
On Philadelphia's opening drive, they were held to a 3 & out by a wicked San Francisco defense that yielded just one yard on a run on first down. The 49ers took the ball and didn't give it back for another 5:27, as they put together a touchdown drive culminating in a 12-yard reception by TE Eric Johnson.
2nd Quarter
As Philadelphia's offense struggled to get started, the Niners couldn't help but find themselves making it down the field easily. From the 19 yard line, Garcia handed off to Kevan Barlow and he was off... breaking through two tackles on his way to paydirt to increase the lead. Just before the half, a 20-yard field goal by Chandler made it 17-0.
3rd Quarter
San Francisco's offense was finally stopped on the first drive of the second half, but LaFleur positioned the punt at the two yard line thanks to it bouncing out of bounds. On the next play, Mike Rumph came around the end and tackled rookie HB Adam Odewumi for the safety. San Francisco still couldn't muster another touchdown, but their defense in turn also forced a punt from the Eagles, which Drew Jones returned 60 yards for the touchdown to make the score 26-0.
4th Quarter
It was about time Philly went somewhere. They finally put together a scoring drive and in the end, Maddox found WR McMullen for a 9-yard score. The 49ers answered back with another TD drive of their own, ending in a 22-yard pass to Barlow to increase the lead to 33-7. From their own 47 yard line on the ensuing drive, Maddox dropped back and aired it out 53 yards to WR McMullen to make it 33-14. With just over two minutes left, Erickson showed his aggressive side as the Niners marched into the redzone and finally Garcia found Owens for a 9-yard touchdown to up the score to 40-14.
Final: San Francisco pleases home crowd with 40-14 win!
Player of the Game
QB Jeff Garcia - 111.6, 27/39, 346 yards, 3 TD, INT
Key Performances
RB Kevan Barlow - 19 att, 90 yards, TD - 4 rec, 60 yards, TD
WR Terrell Owens - 9 rec, 113 yards, TD
WR Brandon Lloyd - 7 rec, 66 yards
RE Andre Carter - 5 tackles, 2 sacks
San Francisco 49ers: 10-2
Next Game: vs Bears (8-4) - on Monday Night Football!
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