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49ers accomplish top priority in 2nd preseason game

Kyle Shanahan provided injury updates after the 49ers’ 16-10 win over the Saints in the second week of the preseason.

For the first time in the 2024 preseason campaign, the San Francisco 49ers secured a victory. Behind Joshua Dobbs, Jacob Cowing and Cody Schrader, the 49ers cruised to a 16-10 win over the New Orleans Saints in the second week of the preseason.

Along with their win, the 49ers left Sunday’s contest without a major injury — arguably the most important facet of the preseason. Despite no big injuries coming from the game, Kyle Shanahan provided updates for multiple players who missed Sunday’s game in Santa Clara.

Following the game, Shanahan revealed starting wide receiver Jauan Jennings picked up an oblique injury. While the injury took him out of Sunday’s contest against the Saints, Jennings isn’t expected to miss much time, per Shanahan.

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Second-year linebacker Dee Winters joined Jennings on the sideline on Sunday after suffering a bruised knee injury in practice. Winters recorded six tackles, including a tackle for loss in the 49ers’ preseason opener against the Titans.

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Another preseason standout, Jordan Mason, missed Sunday’s game with an injury. Kyle Shanahan told reporters Mason did not play against the Saints due to hip soreness. Mason shined in a stint against the Titans, rushing for 34 yards and touchdown on six carries.

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The 49ers will have one final preseason game on Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders in Sin City before the highly-anticipated start of the 2024-25 regular season.

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49ers rookie WR has monster performance in preseason debut

The 49ers rookie pass catcher impressed in his preseason debut on Sunday against the Saints.

While the San Francisco 49ers made headlines on draft night with the selection of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, another rookie pass catcher has quickly made an impact with an impressive performance in week two of the preseason.

Despite taking a pass catcher with their first pick in the 2024 draft, the 49ers double-dipped at wide receiver, selecting Pac-12 standout Jacob Cowing. In two seasons at Arizona, Cowing racked up over 1800 yards receiving and 20 touchdowns before landing with the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2024 draft.

While his first impression was stunted by a hamstring injury early in camp, Cowing answered the bell on Sunday in his preseason debut against the New Orleans Saints.

Cowing was at the center of the 49ers’ 16-10 win against the Saints, catching balls underneath and over the top of the defense along with taking the ball from the backfield as a rusher. Cowing led the 49ers with four receptions for 51 yards receiving, including a long 38-yard gain from Joshua Dobbs on a smooth route. Cowing picked up 19 yards on the ground with one rush on Sunday against the Saints.

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With a monster performance on Sunday, Cowing should catapult himself up the depth chart in front of players like Danny Grey, Ronnie Bell and Trent Taylor. Cowing will have one last preseason contest to secure his role on the 49ers on Friday, August 23 against the Las Vegas Raiders.

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Brock Purdy shouldn’t have started preseason game vs. Saints

In his first preseason start of the 2024 campaign, Purdy finished with 11 yards on 2-of-6 passing against the Saints.

After a heavy dose of Brandon Allen and Joshua Dobbs in the San Francisco 49ers preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday marked the first appearance of a familiar face.

For the first time since their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in February, Brock Purdy started under center for the 49ers on Sunday in the preseason against the New Orleans Saints. While some rust is expected in a preseason week two cameo, Purdy’s appearance on Sunday in Santa Clara didn’t go to plan.

After three drives in the first quarter, Purdy’s line in the box score finished with 11 yards through the air on 2-of-6 passing. However, it looked worse. In 11 plays, the 49ers managed just one first down with Purdy under center.

While Purdy’s performance included a bad decision that almost resulted in an interception, the 49ers patchwork offensive line didn’t do him any favors against a tough New Orleans Saints defensive line that featured multiple proven starters. In his short appearance, Purdy was either hit in the backfield or flushed out to scramble on nearly every drop back.

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Along with an offensive line that was missing Trent Williams, Aaron Banks, Spencer Buford and Jon Feliciano, Purdy was also without nearly all of his prime weapons. Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey. George Kittle, Jauan Jennings, Kyle Juszczyk and Jordan Mason were all sidelined against the Saints.

With key piece after key piece missing all around him, what was the argument for Purdy to play not just one, but multiple series in a meaningless preseason contest —  a question Kyle Shanahan will likely have to answer.

With nothing to prove coming off an MVP finalist season, Purdy is the center of San Francisco’s offense on a team that’s attempting to get back to the Super Bowl. Putting him under center in a preseason game against a tough defense without his supporting cast is a questionable judgment.

While an ugly stint in the preseason should likely be forgotten about by the time the 49ers suit up for their regular season opener against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football, it’s safe to say Purdy should’ve joined the rest of his Pro Bowl-caliber teammates on the sideline on Sunday against the Saints.

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Kyle Shanahan reveals potential plan for 49ers’ starters in preseason game vs. Saints

Some of San Francisco’s starters could make their preseason debut on Sunday against the Saints.

The San Francisco 49ers’ 17-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans to open the 2024 edition of the NFL preseason featured players like Joshua Dobbs, Jordan Mason, Cody Schrader. Tay Martin, Dee Winters and Tatum Bethune. Most of San Francisco’s core starters watched from the sideline. The 49ers’ second preseason contest could look different with starters on the field.

In an interview on San Francisco’s KNBR with Tom Tolbert and Adam Copeland, Kyle Shanahan revealed a potential plan for the 49ers’ starters for Sunday’s preseason game against the New Orleans Saints. Shanahan said he would like to play the starters for “maybe a series or two.” Shanahan notes that the 49ers normally play the starters more in the third game.

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The 49ers will open the doors of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for their second preseason game on Sunday against the Saints at 5 p.m. PT.

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49ers vs. Saints: Thoughts and notes from an ugly 49ers victory

It wasn’t pretty, but the #49ers got the dub.

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It wasn’t pretty, but the 49ers left Levi’s Stadium on Sunday with a 13-0 win over the New Orleans Saints.

San Francisco hasn’t allowed points in the second half since Week 7, and they’ve now gone six consecutive quarters without allowing a point. They needed some help with a pair of goal line stands, but their defense continues playing at a championship level.

Here are our thoughts and notes from the 49ers’ seventh win of the year:

Observations from throughout the 49ers’ loss to Saints

The 49ers needed to be perfect to swing an upset in New Orleans. They weren’t in a 27-13 loss. Here are our observations from throughout Sunday’s game:

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The 49ers needed to be perfect to swing an upset in New Orleans. They weren’t in a 27-13 loss.

Here are our observations from throughout Sunday’s game:

49ers vs. Saints recap: Miscues spearhead San Francisco’s loss in New Orleans

The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t get anything right after a hot start vs. the New Orleans Saints.

The 49ers couldn’t quite get it right Sunday in New Orleans. They acquitted themselves well against a Super Bowl contender, but turnovers and penalties kept them from getting over the hump and swinging an upset.

 

49ers highlights: Brandon Aiyuk walks in for easy TD vs. Saints

The San Francisco 49ers went up early on the New Orleans Saints with Brandon Aiyuk’s third touchdown catch of the year.

The 49ers opened their game in New Orleans with an impressive 15-play, 75-yard drive that ate more than seven minutes off the clock. Brandon Aiyuk starred on the series with three catches for 30 yards and a touchdown. The score was maybe his easiest of the year thanks to a strong design from head coach Kyle Shanahan. That was his third receiving touchdown of the year.

New Orleans noise nearly led to disaster for 49ers

The 49ers had a miscommunication that nearly led to their demise in New Orleans.

A lot of things went the 49ers’ way in Sunday’s win over the Saints. One thing nearly went against them though in catastrophic fashion.

After a third-and-2 incompletion to George Kittle, head coach Kyle Shanahan and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had a miscommunication with the ensuing play call. The noise in a raucous Superdome caused Garoppolo to mishear the play and relay the wrong one to his offense.

Shanahan on Monday told reporters the typically rambunctious crowd was even louder than normal.

“The thing that impressed me the most was just how he handled the noise,” Shanahan said of his quarterback. “I’ve been in that stadium a lot, but it was louder than usual to me. You never can hear at the line, but it was very hard for him to hear in the huddle.”

Shanahan said the noise was the reason he asked for a timeout after the third-and-2 misfire to Kittle. He asked for play No. 14 on Garoppolo’s wristband, but the quarterback heard a play with No. 15. The result could’ve been disaster that ended the 49ers’ final drive.

“That’s why we had to call the timeout on that fourth-and-two, because I called a play that had 14 in it, but it sounded a heck of a lot like 15,” the head coach said. “Four and five, you know, and you just couldn’t hear it. That stuff was happening a lot and for him to just still keep his poise and try to fix things a lot in the game, he kept our guys pretty cool throughout the whole time.”

The differences in the plays could’ve been the difference between a win and loss for the 49ers. Shanahan explained Nos. 14 and 15 are different enough that he noticed something was amiss when the offense initially lined up for the play.

“Yes. I didn’t know what he had missed because I didn’t know exactly what 15 looked like at the time, but I knew it didn’t look like 14 when they lined up,” Shanahan said. “Fortunately, we had a timeout and we did it and fortunately the next play was a good play.”

The next play Garoppolo hit Kittle on a quick out that the tight end turned upfield for a 39-yard gain. A facemask penalty put the 49ers at the Saints’ 14-yard-line. They kicked a game-winning 30-yard field goal three plays later.

San Francisco handled the noise well, but it nearly came back to bite them. The good news is the win put the 49ers in a good spot to clinch home-field advantage. If they secure that, they won’t go back to the Superdome for the playoffs. Avoiding that noise in a postseason game could mean avoiding a game-deciding communication blunder.

Good and bad from 49ers’ win in New Orleans

The 49ers got some good and some bad showings in their win that put them back atop the NFC playoff picture.

The 49ers on Sunday pulled out their best win of the season to move to 11-2 and regain their spot atop the NFC. The wild, back-and-forth contest had its share of good and bad showings from the winning side. While the generally stout defense faltered, the up-and-down offense had a game full of ups to help guide San Francisco to a win.

Here is some of the good and some of the bad from the 49ers’ electric victory:

Good: QB Jimmy Garoppolo

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Garoppolo is building a fine resumé as an NFL starter, but Sunday was his best performance yet. He completed 26 of 35 throws for 349 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. That was good for a 131.7 quarterback rating. Garoppolo went blow-for-blow with Drew Brees in the Superdome, and helped orchestrate a comeback from a 13-point first-half deficit. The 49ers needed their franchise signal caller’s best, and he gave it to them.

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