49ers get ugly win in Week 12

– Elijah Mitchell’s first carry comes on the team’s second offensive snap of the second quarter.

– The Saints’ defensive line is cooking now and the 49ers look lifeless on offense. What a gross start.

– Sheesh. Everything going wrong for San Francisco now. On a bad punt by Mitch Wishnowsky the Saints were due to take over at their own 48, but then a 15-yard penalty on Sam Womack for not trying to get back in after running out of bounds while covering the punt moves it up to the 49ers’ 38.

– The NFL’s definition of a catch is insane.

– Brandon Aiyuk’s first catch comes about halfway through the second quarter. Almost every player in the Saints’ secondary followed Samuel on a shallow cross. Aiyuk got wide open over the middle for 27 yards.

– Nice cutback by Mitchell on a run that got stopped up inside. He bounced it outside for 12 yards to the Saints’ 6. It’s so valuable for the 49ers to have him back.

– Scary sight for the 49ers with Samuel staying down after a third-down play near the goal line. It looked like he might’ve just gotten the wind knocked out of him and he jogged off the field.

– A fourth-and-goal try from the 1 gets stuffed. Neither McCaffrey nor Samuel were on the field. It looked like a designed QB keep? Maybe? Nobody was open if he was supposed to throw it. Bad play design.

– Jimmie Ward is all over the place. He’s forced a couple incompletions and then stuck Saints WR Chris Olave short of a first down on third-and-10 with New Orleans backed up at their own 1.

– Gosh, Garoppolo got wrecked again and his throw bounced off a defender’s head and into the air. Kyle Juszczyk spiked it to the turf, but that was dangerous and could’ve easily been an interception.

– How deflating. The 49ers finally get a huge run by Mitchell for a touchdown, but it’s called back for a hold on Kittle which felt ticky tack at best.

– Nice work by Garoppolo to get rid of the ball as he was being sacked. He got it to Mitchell for a three-yard gain to bring up a third-and-1.

– Jauan Jennings again! He converts a third down and picks up a 15-yard penalty after a Saints DB whacked him out of bounds.

– Oh what a catch by Jennings for a touchdown! Garoppolo’s throw got tipped and Jennings still made the catch as he was falling down. Not a good pass, but it turns into the 49ers’ first touchdown of the day with 13 seconds left in the first half. It’s 10-0, 49ers.

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