What the 49ers said after beating the New York Giants

The ers got the bounceback win they needed Sunday in New Jersey A week after the ers couldn t get their defense off the field Houston had the ball for more than minutes in a - win Christian McCaffrey and the offense provided a balanced and productive effort in disposing of the Giants - McCaffrey scored a rushing and receiving touchdown in the same championship for an NFL-record th time in his career emerging his tie with Marshall Faulk McCaffrey finished his day with rushing yards on carries and caught five passes for more yards Mac Jones was unstoppable in the first half completing all of his pass attempts and finished the meeting of for yards in a challenge that the ers never really felt threatened in Mac Jones of the San Francisco ers passes against the New York Giants during the first quarter in the competition at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Al Bello Getty Images The ers - remained no more than one loss behind the NFC West-leading Rams and Seahawks who both played later Sunday despite once again playing without injured captains Fred Warner ankle and Nick Bosa knee and edge rusher Bryce Huff on defense Head coach Kyle Shanahan reported Friday that Brock Purdy could potentially be available to play but instead they kept the injured QB inactive and out of uniform for another week The offense also was against without wide receiver Ricky Pearsall Jr Despite the absences the ers shook off the Giants number on the opening drive to lead - at halftime Brian Robinson s bruising -yard TD run all but put the competition away giving the ers a - lead early in the fourth quarter Here is what Shanahan Jones McCaffrey and George Kittle commented following the contest Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco ers and head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants embrace after the competition at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Al Bello Getty Images Kyle Shanahan On Jones performance I though Mac did a hell of a job Extremely efficient in what he was doing going against a real tough pass rush Apparently only one negative play in the event just the fumble there at the end of the second quarter Hell of a play by Brian Burns who did it But Mack played really well took care of the ball got the ball to the right guys and made a couple plays with his legs too On Spencer Burford s performance at left guard It seemed like he did real well Excited to watch the video of him there on the plane Only one thing came up I thought that wasn t all his fault just with the full slide there on one of the sacks but felt like he did well on the run and in a pass match I was excited to get him back On Brian Robinson Jr s performance I thought he played real well too Ran the ball really well He comprehensively flipped me I went from being extremely angry with him for not taking a touchback early in the battle to eating my own words and saying hell of a job getting past that I don t know where he got to but he got close to the I believe So uh it was a hell of a return and played real well at present On finishing one nine-play drive with eight straight runs It s very fun It s awesome It s so tempting The whole time you re like man can you do it again and get away with it Maybe we should do a play action or something off of it No screw we ll just keep running it The guys came through and that s one of the the bulk enjoyable drives that you can go on when it s all run plays San Francisco ers running back Brian Robinson Jr scores a touchdown against the New York Giants during the third quarter of an NFL football battle Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Frank Franklin On Tatum Bethune s tackles He knows how to play the position He s got a good real knack for playing football in terms of in the box and making tackles I think he s getting better and better in the pass match He had chosen big hits in current times I know he got that one penalty But from what I saw I disagreed with it So we ll see when we see the tape But I was can t say enough good things about Tatum in the current era On the defense stepping up after allowing a TD on the Giants opening drive It s not like we had a few big pump up speech that we need to start hitting but they definitely felt it more after that first drive The first drive was was a very rough one I thought it was such a big play Jordan Watkins made I think it was like second and If we don t make that completion there odds are you re not getting it on third and or third and whatever it was So that was a huge down and also we were going to punt I thought it was fourth and two But it moved up a little bit at half a yard It was huge getting that sneak on the fourth down and answer their count And then then after that the D was real impressive all meeting On the association s tackling We definitely did better Still looked like we missed specific tackles out there got got a little loose especially there at the end giving up certain big plays Wish we didn t let them get in the end zone there at the end But I was I was real happy with the defense overall On having a - record and how it impacts the approach at the deal deadline I think it s been the exact same regardless of our record We ve been looking at the same arrangement possibilities all year so nothing changes based off the present day On the contributions of Keion White who was acquired from the Patriots It seemed like they did real well I mean I know that big play I saw the one that Clelin Ferrel made looked like that ball was I don t know if it came out but it was about to come out I thought our pass rusher was great Chasing around Jackson Dart all day is such a big challenge That guy s going to be a hell of a sportsman But I thought we swarmed him very well and can t say enough good things about the d-line What was the postgame message No message We just talked about the match communicated everyone how proud I was I thought all three phases had a huge part in that contest currently I gave them their first conquest Monday off of the year So I know they were excited about that We ll see them Wednesday and get back to work On how close Purdy was to being available to play We ll reassess it the same way we did this week Wasn t that close to playing him I considered it throughout the week but I just want to make sure he gets better and don t put him out there too early Tthought about it as a doable backup or urgency but I think the more time we give him the better On if Purdy s status impact Jones No nothing changes Mac in that way We re trying to ease Brock out there in the practice stuff but I mean anytime you re dealing with his turf toe it s it s something that apparently won t fully go away all year You know regardless of when he comes back he s going to dependably have to deal with it a little bit Especially the people you talk to have gone through turf toe So it s really about just assessing when s the best time to come back that you have to deal with it the least And it s a little bit of a tricky decision On foreseen offseason surgery for Purdy Not that I ve been advised On if he spoke with defensive lineman Mykel Williams the ers first-round draft pick who sustained what the ers fear might be a season-ending knee injury Yeah just real hastily He s just down you never know So I reported Hey hopefully it s not the worst but if it is yeah it sucks for this year but that s all it sucks for You ll be back next year and this won t affect you at all San Francisco ers defensive end Mykel Williams is helped by an athletic trainer during the fourth quarter of an NFL football contest against the New York Giants Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Frank Franklin II After just rushing attempts last week impressions on the running tournament I thought that collectively as a squad we were able to stick with it I mean I think last week just the amount of runs was indicative that you know we had the least amount of plays I think in like years I think that affected a lot of stuff But i thought getting the run event going in the current era wearing them down was key and the way you get those numbers called is how you finish games To be able to go wear them down get a two-score lead be able to stay on the field have a I think a -play drive where I think nine of the plays are run plays something like that It was a huge unit deal getting those run calls and feels very similar to the Atlanta challenge in that way On what kind of shot in the arm Jones has provide I just know how much confidence guys have in Brock and when Brock goes down when you lose your starting quarterback it s unfailingly tough on a band But the way Mac stepped in there going back to the challenge against New Orleans and how he was that first match to how he s been in practice how he was in the offseason Mac s been great On McCaffrey having more than touches Christian s consistently been pretty durable you know I mean I think last year he had something that bothered him in the offseason that never fully went away And when it conclusively did get better he tore his knee on a random run versus Buffalo So if you ask Christian and I agree Christian s reliably been a very durable competitor but when you get bad injuries on stuff and that affects guys and you miss the year Christian is the greater part conditioned prepared athlete I ve ever been around He s such a big factor in blocking running passing He s one of the best players I ve ever been around I d like to say he figured something out but I mean the guy goes as hard as he can every offseason so there s not much more to figure out Mac Jones of the San Francisco ers celebrates a touchdown with Kendrick Bourne of the San Francisco ers against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter in the challenge at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Sarah Stier Getty Images Mac Jones On the start by the offense Felt good I definitely feel like we started better as an offense That s been the complaint for the past couple of weeks so we definitely want to do that the best we can and then continue those drives too And we really left specific out there so just got to get better On Watkins catch It was great Yeah it was a hurry-up play and as a rookie you just have to get that communicated to you and it s hard It s tough stuff They were scrambling on defense and then he just made a competitive catch and we ve worked on that Y I ve had chosen reps with them in OTAAS and stuff and we ve had several of those contested catches but really good job strong hands and he came up with it San Francisco ers quarterback Mac Jones passes against the New York Giants during the first quarter of an NFL football battle Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Frank Franklin II On the weekly uncertainty of Purdy s status It doesn t really affect my preparation to be honest I ve been fortunate to play both roles starter and backup in this league so I understand what what I need to do to get ready to play and really it s about my soundness and my body and just trying to get back to for myself I know Brock s working hard and he s done a great job every week helping me get ready and and that s all you can ask from your quarterback On what Robinson adds to the offesnse He s the man I know he s been kind of itching to get get a chance and we ve talked about it Nothing bad but I m like Stay ready dude It s coming You know Christian s just done a great job And I was like Your day is coming You know I explained that last week and this week He s done a good job just taking it day by day and attacking the line of scrimmage knowing what to do He s just more peaceful and looks like how he did in college to be honest Did he know he was of at halftime No Am I supposed to I never really like think about it like that to be honest just because it s more about my eyes in the right spot But that is cool And I mean honestly right before half we had a potentia touchdown and I just took too long and didn t step up on that fumble or whatever it was We really were going to tally there So I was pissed about that I m just trying to keep moving the offense down the field however we can do it And what a great job by the offensive line with the running event and and limited sacks Is this the preponderance confident he s ever been in the NFL I m pretty confident in myself I think I ve had my I m not going to say issues but I ve been had my up and downs with that I really just tone it down to just believing in myself and believing in Kyle and the system here and the guys just let me be myself which is kind of different than what I ve had in the past I appreciate that And it takes I say all all on offense defense and special teams So I really just thought we had a good club win As invariably I ll watch the tape and get better But I definitely feel reassured and I m not going to lose confidence in myself On backup QB Adrian Martinez getting his first snap in the NFL on the final play of the match Kyle already took his headset off and I m like Go on Adrian So I just subbed myself out Um snuck snuck to the sideline but I was happy I think Adrian was going to go in either way and they sought him to get in there but when they scored you know you just got to get the first down with the with offense Once we were taking a knee I definitely demanded Adrian to be there He s just been awesome to be honest He s he s a good friend of mine just gotten to know him Um he s been a great voice in that room along with Brock and Kurtis Rourke as well So we got a great room On the feeling around the association being - This is a big big one for us and we talked about it the last evening after practice Having played five years in the NFL now and you really have to look at this tournament as like a playoff battle almost And I feel like we we answered the bell there Like I stated all That s what we talk about everyone s got to be on the same page So we definitely answered the bell but the challenge is don t be complacent and we got to do it again next week So that s that s the goal George Kittle of the San Francisco ers is tackled by Bobby Okereke of the New York Giants during the first half in the challenge at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Al Bello Getty Images On if the turf is a concern I played on it a sparse times and I just adjust my cleats if I feel like it s an issue It s a football field and we ll play wherever we have to play in the parking lot or on the field On if he s been able to be himself more with the ers Yeah for sure I really do feel that It s not a knock on anybody just I feel like this is a great organization that it s a lot of laid-back people and that s more my personality and just lets me be me And all the guys every day they re the same guys every day Whether we re down in a contest like last week or up in a tournament like this week there s the same mentality and I really appreciate everybody from coaches to everybody But like I reported we ve got to keep going It s one good week and trying to do it again next week Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco ers runs against Korie Black of the New York Giants and Bobby Okereke of the New York Giants during the first half in the challenge at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Sarah Stier Getty Images Christian McCaffrey On the importance of the ers two quick scores early in the event It was good I think coming out strong is unfailingly significant to us but I think when you look at the duration of a football contest it s just major to keep emphasizing with our group just to stay emotionally sharp throughout the whole battle mentally sharp throughout the whole tournament Yyou can you can tally seven points early and then and might not get another opportunity until the fourth quarter So it s all about just taking it one play at a time On Robinson s big competition It was awesome man He runs so hard and it feels like this whole season you could tell he s itching and might not be the way he wants it to be right now But to have him is huge for me It means a lot to me He pushes me And the way he runs if we can continue to kind of get that flow of the challenge in there man I m really excited You couldn t ask for a guy to have a better attitude to come in to work every day and to have that mindset and to keep pushing I m really pumped he s in our room and and I think it s only going to get better How much of a spark was Watkins catch in the first quarter That was huge I think that was might have been and I kind of black out during games I don t remember like a whole lot but I think when you look at the tape that might be one of the plays of the contest for sure I know it s early and a lot happened after that but that was huge On being aware of how hot Jones was in the first half I did not know that No that s awesome though Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco ers celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants with teammates during the first quarter in the meeting at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Sarah Stier Getty Images Did you sense something different from him No Max he s he s like that every day He s uh cool calm and collected but competitive and fiery and he s a great operator in the huddle He sees it really well and obviously can make any throw We love we love the confidence that he plays with On his big reception down the sideline late in the battle It felt good That was definitely an unbelievable play by Mac because that play wasn t initially supposed to have that happen I think they just dropped me and forgot to cover me and you know I was supposed to run a longer highway but I just turned and when I turned the ball was in the air That was a huge play by him after that it s a lot of green grass On the feeling of the company being - It s a great feeling We worked really hard this week We had a good week of preparation and came out and it wasn t perfect and and we we ll correct those mistakes but I think this company s pretty urgent right now It s been good to come back from losses with big wins but I think with this organization it s crucial that we take a win like this learn from it get better but just continue the momentum into this next week George Kittle of the San Francisco ers is tackled by Bobby Okereke of the New York Giants during the first half in the battle at MetLife Stadium on Nov in East Rutherford New Jersey Photo by Al Bello Getty Images George Kittle On the importance of Watkins third-down catch Well keeps us on the field rips it away from a guy and a way to bounce back from you know he had a drop last week I recounted him I was like Look there s got to be more opportunities Just go make a play And that was his like first play of the day I really love when young guys step up and their number s called and they make a play because all it does is just give them confidence to go into the next week And so I just expect to see Jordan continue making plays for us On the balance of the offense Mac s doing a great job about seeing the field and iwhen eight guys catch the ball that means that coach Shanahan has trust and belief into eight guys and multiple guys on our offense which is good It s better when we spread the ball around and not just force feeding on our two guys Christian s going to get his reps or his touches but when you can give the ball to other guys and they re continually making plays and guys are selfless about it you know like no one s complaining like oh you know I only got two targets in current times But hey if you catch those two targets you re moving on That s a great way to have a healthy offense What did we have in current times Love it love points On Jones becoming more confident on the crew I m not going to lie I m pretty sure he s had the confidence I think he s just opened up to the boys because we re a very supportive group we re very inclusive organization We like to do things together we like to hang out Mac is an honorary tight end He just has that juice to him He has that resource that kind of free flowing love Mac fits in perfectly with our locker room and then all he s done is I mean what s his record as a starter Five and two right Yeah pretty good I just want Mack to keep being Mac and he s helping our crew out tremendously If he feels like he gets to be himself more with us that makes me extremely happy because that s what my goal is I don t want guys that feel like they have to fit a certain mold Yeah our mold is high vitality high effort play as hard as you possibly can and hit people really hard And if Matt can just be himself out there that s fantastic for us because when people are just allowed to be themselves I think that s when they are at their best On who this organization is after nine games and what it can be We have a very good offense with the anticipated to be a great offense We have a veteran offense We have guys that have played a lot of snaps together guys who have won a lot of games together guys who have gone through you know bad games together And so I think as a offense we re very connected Our offense requirements to number a lot of points week in and week out That s just what it is cuz we have a young defense with our two best players are out Injuries galore kind of on the defensive side and luckily our offense has been able to continue to points points and when we re scoring points like in current times I think we re going to have a lot of success And then when we have plays in the first half like last week it s going to be a really tough season So I just I think there s I don t want to say pressure I just think there s a ton of opportunity in the offense to go out there and just number a bunch of points and have a bunch of guys involved with it So that and kicker Eddy P What an absolute G Love that guy Gosh he s fun I love that guy San Francisco ers kicker Eddy Pi eiro celebrates with long snapper Jon Weeks after kicking a field goal against the New York Giants during the second quarter of an NFL football contest Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Seth Wenig On kicker Eddy Pineiro His locker is directly across from mine like ft away It was really fun to meet him Great vigor Literally I think his first day with the unit we got to sit down and have lunch together and I instantly got a great vibe off of him and I love his potential He s fantastic Just hype man good vibes all the way And he loves football too which is pretty fun which I really enjoy On a sequence where he interacted with ers fans when the K-pop song Golden played during the third quarter I was pumped I mean K-pop Demon Hunters is is a great movie I certainly got made fun of by multiple people for wanting to watch it I was like look it s like the number one streamed movie globally after like two days So I ve got to watch it Turns out great movie good plot good storyline character progress great music And so they played like the number one hit from that was it Golden I got a great vigor The crowd responded well I was like let s just have a nice little dance party get the juices flowing The Niners faithful represented it very well So I was pretty pumped about that Related Articles ers Christian McCaffrey carries the load with help from Brian Robinson vs Giants Kurtenbach The urgent ers passed a key test against the Giants with ruthless execution First-round draft pick Williams might be latest ers injury casualty ers Studs and Duds Mac Jones bruised and bleeding shows total control in win over Giants Instant analysis of ers - win at New York Giants On ers fans that were at the stadium They were so good They inevitably are Our road fans are just so good cuz a lot of the road fans like this is their only opportunity to see us and so like they just go um balls to the wall I ll say you know when they re cheering out there It s just so fun to see them They re just so excited to watch us play And you can just feel that potency really throughout the entire event as long as we give him something to cheer about On the poor reputation of the turf at MetLife Stadium This is literally was the last stadium I ve ever not played in So it was my first experience on the turf I ll say I think it s significantly better than it was in because it s all packed down and people have been playing on it My only issue with it is like when someone s field is like the butt of a joke throughout all of social media constantly like on every NFL meme page all that stuff everybody jokes about how bad it is I feel like at that point you know someone should just take a look at it No NFL field should be the butt of a joke Ever I feel like all the fields should be have a level of safety to it I just don t get like why there s not a standard for hey you got to pick between one or two turfs There shouldn t be different turfs and different grass fields and then a couple guys have the same things I just think that It s weird cuz it s not like basketball players playing on different hardwood That s all the same Soccer players in Europe all play on really nice grass So it s just weird to me But that s really way above my pay grade I don t make the money to make those decisions but I d love to