The s crushed the Miami Dolphins by 3 Sunday, very a lot as anticipated, however there have been a number of key performances that helped seal the end result – and say maybe much more in regards to the crew's readiness to maintain rolling.
Offense: A
Quarterback y had an virtually excellent recreation, shredding the foe he broke by towards 4 years in the past. Purdy had simply two incompletions amongst 22 passes, threw for 2 TDs, ran for an additional rating and a team-best 30 yards, and suffered simply two hits however no sacks whereas getting tons of time from his line. Tight finish e had an announcement recreation in his restoration from final January's torn Achilles, scoring a TD, netting 80 yards on 4 catches, and most of all wanting like a power of enjoyable on the sphere once more. Much less fortunately, y and Kaelon Black mixed for simply 48 yards on 17 carries, however with Black nursing an damage and the sport out of attain early within the second half, the Niners may afford to rotate in Jordan James and benefit from the win.
Protection: B
Giving up an extended, late meaningless 77-yard landing go to get the Dolphins into double digits on their final possession wasn't an incredible word to complete on, however Raheem Morris' protection delivered 4 sacks (together with rookie Romello Top's first) and 5 tackles for a loss towards Miami. And whereas the Dolphins aren't good, each of Miami's second-quarter area targets got here after the 49ers' protection stymied them within the crimson zone, which was when the end result was removed from sure; higher to bend than break. Security Ji'Ayir Brown led the best way with 13 whole tackles, whereas Dre Greenlaw netted 5 solo tackles, matching his single-season excessive with the Broncos final yr.
Particular groups: B
No matter was ailing kicker Eddy Piñeiro over the previous week wasn't an element, as he nailed all 5 additional factors, whereas punter Corliss Waitman buried the Dolphins contained in the 20 on each of his kicks. The Dolphins netted a mean of 25 yards on their kickoff returns, which could sound like one thing, but it surely's round final season's common throughout the NFL. A reliable day within the workplace, which followers and the 49ers will take after the heartache earlier than particular groups coordinator Brant Boyer was introduced in final season.
Teaching: A
The most important query coming in might need been whether or not the 49ers could be taking part in by any hangover impact from going to Australia for his or her season opener, however n didn't appear to ask an excessive amount of of anyone participant on offense, whereas Morris' protection didn't quit a lot till the Dolphins' late-game rating. On each side of the ball, there was a wholesome unfold of taking part in time distribution, although the last word affect of in-game accidents to huge receivers s and Demarcus Robinson maintain the priority about their receiving depth.
Total: A-
As Ann Killion famous along with her grade, the one actual ding right here is the caliber of the opponent. The 49ers didn't get as a lot time without work as they’d have favored after their huge Down Underneath journey, however beating a beatable opponent was the job at hand, and that was handily completed whereas placing Melbourne one other week additional into the Niners' collective rearview mirror. If they arrive out of the week with a win and no main accidents, they’ll look forward to the Cardinals with a measure of consolation.
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