New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers
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Let's be clear: Jones has done decent since he took over as the starter. He is one of the key reasons why the 49ers now have a 6-3 record. His record is now 5-2. But his performance against the Giants represented a massive step up in his game. It came at the perfect time, and the three-win cushion takes some pressure off.
Late in the fourth quarter, first-round pick defensive end Mykel Williams went down with a right knee injury. Afterwards, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that they fear Williams injured his ACL. A torn ACL would sideline Williams for the remainder of the season.
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49ers get their groove back in a blowout win over the Giants
The San Francisco 49ers gave up an opening drive touchdown, and the immediate thought was, “Here we go again.” The New York Giants marched 64 yards in ten plays that took just over four minutes off the clock to take an early 7-0 lead.
McCaffrey caught a touchdown pass from Jones, rushed for another score and the 49ers got back on track by running all over the Giants in a 34-24 victory on Sunday.
Dropped passes on offense, missed tackles on defense and a comedy of errors on special teams added up to the New York Giants' third consecutive loss. The game sounded at times like it was being
Mac Jones hasn't thrown an incompletion yet on Sunday, but the Giants defense did force him into a mistake late in the first half.
After getting embarrassed by the Giants a couple weeks ago in North Jersey, the Eagles absolutely dominated their division rival at the Linc on Sunday, winning 38-20 and emptying the bench at the end. The Eagles are 6-2 going into their bye week. Here are the grades by position after their best win of the season:
The Giants fell apart against the Denver Broncos, losing 33-32 in what was the wildest game of the NFL season so far.
The Giants don't have running back Cam Skattebo in the lineup, but their offense still got off to a quick start against the 49ers.