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49ers Secure 16-10 Win at Home; Five Takeaways from #NOvsSF 

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49ers Secure 16-10 Win at Home; Five Takeaways from #NOvsSF 

Quarterback Brock Purdy Underneath Heart to Begin

The plan was to have QB1 underneath heart heading into the weekend, so Purdy getting the beginning and a restricted workload ought to come as no shock. Shanahan saved Purdy out on the sector for the whole lot of the primary quarter, which amounted to a few offensive sequence earlier than Joshua Dobbs took over. With the current pinky harm to offensive lineman Aaron Banks, Purdy had a change within the line defending him with Jaylon Moore at left sort out, Nick Zakelj at left guard, Jake Brendel at heart, Dominick Puni at proper guard and Colton McKivitz at proper sort out.

San Francisco’s offseason addition entered the sport within the second quarter and wasted no time attending to work, main the 49ers to three-straight scoring drives. In his first sequence, Dobbs put collectively a nine-play, 41-yard drive that resulted in a 47-yard area aim made by kicker Jake Moody. 5 of these performs have been 10-plus yard connections to Jacob Cowing, Cameron Latu, Cody Schrader and Trent Taylor. His second drive started deep in Saints territory and ended with one other area aim, this time with a 24-yarder from Moody. Dobbs third and remaining offensive sequence was an 11-play, 80-yard cost down the sector that resulted in a one-yard landing he punched in himself. Dobbs hit operating again Matt Breida and Cowing for 20-plus yard third down conversions and picked a primary down of his personal with an 11-yard scramble throughout the sequence. Equally to his landing in opposition to the Tennessee Titans, Dobbs flipped into the tip zone for the one-yard rating.

Allen opened up the second half of the sport finishing seven of 10 passing makes an attempt for 36 yards. The veteran quarterback led San Francisco’s offense down the sector in his second sequence and put them in area aim scoring place. A missed kick saved the 49ers scoreless within the third quarter. Mordecai obtained the nod within the remaining quarter, and the rookie undrafted free agent related on 4 of his six passing makes an attempt for 44 yards. In his first sequence, Mordecai moved the offense down the sector on an extended, 13-play, 62-yard drive that resulted in a 36-yard area aim.

Younger Defensive Gamers Make Massive Stops Early

San Francisco’s younger defensive gamers racked up a couple of highlight-worthy performs within the first half of Sunday’s contest. Second-year security Ji’Ayir Brown obtained issues going within the second defensive sequence by bringing down Saints quarterback/tight finish Taysom Hill within the backfield for a lack of yard on second-and-six. Rookie cornerback Renardo Inexperienced adopted up Brown’s play with a move breakup on the Saints ensuing third-and-long passing try forcing them to punt for back-to-back drives. The subsequent time the 49ers protection took the sector, third-year linebacker Curtis Robinson recorded his personal tackle-for-loss, taking down Saints operating again Jamaal Williams.

San Francisco Wins the Turnover Battle

The 49ers solely takeaway got here within the first half because of the efforts of the defensive position. Halfway via the second quarter, Alex Barrett tracked down New Orleans’ Spencer Rattler for an eight-yard sack, stripped the ball and recovered the rock to set the 49ers offense up in favorable area place. Dobbs and the 49ers offense took over on the Saints 38 yard line and went on to attain a 24-yard area aim on that drive.

San Francisco’s punting protection group had a quietly spectacular evening in opposition to the Saints, with punter Pressley Harvin III delivering 4 punts inside the ten yard line and three of these punts downed by 49ers particular teamers inside the ten yard line – Tayler Hawkins, Chase Lucas and Mason Pline.

Moody made 4 of his 5 kicks on the evening. Hitting area objectives from 47, 24 and 36 yards out and crusing the additional level try via the uprights.

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