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49ers run over Giants: Rapid reactions
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The San Francisco 49ers went on the road and won an early East Coast game on Sunday, beating the New York Giants 34-24. The run game was good, which it should have been, considering the Giants are the worst team in the league at stopping the run. And the defense bounced back from a terrible game in Houston a week ago.

Here are my rapid reactions. These are my live responses to the game as it unfolded. Let's take a look back.

  • What a horrible opening for the 49ers' defense, surrendering a 10-play, 64-yard touchdown. That is not good.
  • Deommodore Lenoir got pushed around on that touchdown. And his fellow defenders got pushed around on all the other plays.
  • Spencer Burford is starting at left guard. I'm a little surprised by that.
  • And the offense starts the game with a three-and-out. This looks like last week.
  • Oh, wait, they're going for it on 4th down. And they got it. First down, 49ers.
  • Great catch by Jordan Watkins for another first down.
  • They followed that play with a 16-yard run by Christian McCaffrey. That's the longest run of the season for the 49ers.
  • Touchdown, 49ers. Mac Jones hits McCaffrey, and we're tied up. Nice job by Kyle Shanahan to go for it on that 4th down.
  • A much better showing from the defense forces a three-and-out.
  • Skyy Moore almost pulled a Kyle Williams. Fortunately, he got out of the way of the bouncing punt.
  • The running game is working early on.
  • Brian Robinson is running hard. He needs to get more carries.
  • Jauan Jennings scores on 3rd down. The 49ers take the lead. And it's nice to see Jennings do something positive. He's had a rough season.
  • The 49ers' defense looked lifeless on the first drive. On the last two drives, they have looked much more intense.
  • Thomas Morstead has been great at pinning teams near their own goal line.
  • Jones is 13 for 13, by the way. And the offensive line seems to be doing a good job of protecting him—for a change.
  • Welcome back to the 49ers, Clelin Ferrell. He almost killed Jackson Dart in that sack.
  • Great series by the defense!
  • Nice return by Moore, and the 49ers are in business.
  • Jones just got sacked, and now it looks like he has a bloody nose. Burford was the one who was beaten.
  • Eddy Piñeiro is good again. It's 17-7, 49ers.
  • The 49ers got greedy, and Colton McKivitz lets his man get to Jones, who turns the ball over. The Giants have a chance to score now.
  • The Giants miss the field goal, and the 49ers will take a 10-point lead into the half.
  • Jones was 14 for 14 in the first half.
  • Jones just threw his first incompletion.
  • Nice catch by Luke Farrell for a first down.
  • All of a sudden, the run game isn't working.
  • How was that not pass interference? Jennings couldn't even get his arms up.
  • Horrible defense by the 49ers. Dart stood there for several seconds, then took off for a big gain. That was followed by a defensive holding call. Just a pitiful play.
  • Now Tatum Bethune gets called for a personal foul. That was a bad call, and the Giants have the ball inside the 10-yard line.
  • Great tackle by Malik Mustapha to save the touchdown.
  • All of a sudden, the 49ers can't move the ball, and the Giants are getting the ball back with the momentum.
  • Sam Okuayinonu gets his second sack of the season.
  • Great play by Renardo Green on third down to bat the ball away.
  • The defense has played well after that first drive.
  • Robinson is running over defenders. I like it.
  • And Robinson gets his first touchdown with the 49ers. He looks strong running the ball and has rushed for 49 yards today.
  • It's 27-10, and this is the most points San Francisco has scored this season.
  • Ji'Ayir Brown with another big missed tackle. For some reason, he's playing ahead of Marques Sigle, who's not even active today.
  • The defense has had problems stopping Dart from running today.

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  • Excellent kick return by Robinson. He's having a strong game.
  • It's probably a good idea to cover McCaffrey. Big pickup on that screen pass.
  • Another touchdown by McCaffrey. The 49ers lead 34-17.
  • Mykel Williams is down and in a lot of pain. The 49ers can't afford to lose anyone else, especially a player with the upside of Williams.
  • Nice play by Brown to break up that pass in the endzone.
  • Lenoir and Mustapha just gave up a touchdown pass.
  • Why is McCaffrey still in the game? They're up by 10 with just over a minute left.

The 49ers improve to 6-3 and will host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday. That will be a tough matchup, but San Francisco has shown a lot of character this season.

This article first appeared on 49ers Webzone and was syndicated with permission.

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