

The 49ers opened their second possession of the game with a toss to Mitchell sweeping around the left side for a gain of 26. The 49ers found success with the toss sweep the left side, gaining 92 yards on three of them. San Francisco found something that would work against the Chicago defense, and they kept coming back to it when they needed a big play.Įlijah Mitchell gained 137 yards on 18 carries, but it was his three most explosive runs that paved the way for those numbers. If the 49ers get the run game going can they keep it going? YES We won’t know if the issues have been fixed until quarterbacks throw the ball down field like we saw with Aaron Rodgers, and Carson Wentz.Ĥ. Some of that probably had to do with soft coverage in the secondary to force Chicago rookie quarterback Justin Fields to throw the ball underneath and be consistent. Can the 49ers manage to play a clean game? YESĪfter emphasizing techniques to limit the defensive pass interference penalties that have plagued the 49ers this season, they would not be called for any against Chicago. He completed 7 of 9 passes for 159 yards and running the ball in for two touchdowns while leading the 49ers offense to 24 second half points.Ģ. Garoppolo would continue his hot finish during the second half. Garoppolo then hit Deebo Samuel with on a deep post for a gain of 50 yards to set up a field goal as time expired.

Taking possession with only 1:15 left to play Garoppolo would find Brandon Aiyuk with a pair of completions to gain 21 yards and move the chains. Things turned around late in the second quarter.
