TheSan Francisco 49ersrallied for their second win of the season on the road against the Chicago Bears. Read on for unit grades!
For the second time this season, theSan Francisco 49ersearned a win. This win was the first on the road this season for the 49ers after they beat the New York Giants at home.Jimmy Garoppolomade his first start as a 49er and, albeit he wasn’t perfect, he showed that the 49ers have found their quarterback of the future. A win is the perfect start for the Jimmy G era in San Francisco as they defeated the Bears 15-14.
Offense
It’s obvious that this team feeded off the energy brought upon by Garoppolo. The pass protection wasn’t perfect, but they played one of their best games of the season.Marquise GoodwinandTrent Taylorhad arguably their best performances as 49ers.
Goodwin caught eight passes for 99 yards on eight targets, and Taylor caught six passes for 92 yards on all six targets. How incredible is that? Goodwin continues to have a career year as he became the number one receiver for this team afterPierre Garconwent down for the season. Taylor is looking like a huge steal coming out of the draft as he and Garoppolo reminded many of aTom Brady–Julian Edelmanconnection. Garoppolo finished the game 26-of-37 for 293 yards and one interception, which wasn’t his fault.
The run game was bad at first, but they picked it up in the second half to make it easier for Garoppolo.Carlos Hydefinished with 54 yards on 17 carries andMatt Breidafinished with 45 yards on 12 carries.
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The offense failed to muster a single touchdown in 38 minutes of possession, asRobbie Gouldmade all field goals.
Grade: B
Defense
The defense for the 49ers was superb. The Bears only managed 147 yards of total offense compared to the 388 yards that the 49ers gained.
Rookie quarterbackMitch Trubiskywasn’t terrible, but the Bears need to let him do more. He finished with 102 yards on 12-of-15 passing with one touchdown to receiverDontrelle Inman.
In the ground game,Jordan Howardwas held to 38 yards rushing on 13 carries and Trubisky kept the ball four times for 19 yards.
The defense also forced two fumbles but couldn’t recover either. They also had two sacks, courtesy of the veteran ofElvis Dumerviland newly signed defensive endCassius Marsh. The way Marsh has played may signal the end ofAaron Lynch‘s time with San Francisco.
The 49ers defense came to play and only allowed one touchdown.
Grade: A
Special Teams
Robbie Gould was no doubt the MVP today for the San Francisco 49ers. He nailed all five of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning kick in his return for Chicago.
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The downside of this unit was that they allowed Chicago returnerTarik Cohento score a 61-yard punt return touchdown. The 49ers, who are number one in punt coverage, had only allowed 61 total yards on punt returns prior to that touchdown. The presence of star special teamerRaheem Mostertwas certainly missed.
Gould’s heroics allows this unit to get a passing mark.
Grade: C
Garoppolo led the game-winning drive and gives this team another confidence boost as they head to Houston next week to take onTom Savageand the Texans. A preview will be here soon so be sure to stay tuned!
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