49ers Take Down the Cowboys; Five Takeaways from #DALvsSF

San Francisco’s Secondary Standouts

Sophomore safety Ji’Ayir Brown came up with the first turnover of the night, picking off Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on their second offensive series. As Dallas entered San Francisco territory, Prescott took the deep shot to the left side of the field that was intercepted by Brown inside the 10 yard line. The takeaway was very much a team effort with defensive lineman Nick Bosa getting the quarterback hit on Prescott as he was releasing his pass. This allowed the 49ers starting safety to jump the route and get the ball back in hands of Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense.

Interception No. 2 was secured by defensive back Deommodore Lenoir following San Francisco’s go-ahead third quarter touchdown. Prescott rolled to his left and targeted wide receiver CeeDee Lamb near the sideline, however, Lenoir made a tremendous play on the ball and stayed inbounds to snag the pick. That interception marks back-to-back games for Lenoir with a pick, and, following his splash play, the 49ers offense was able to take over on Dallas 32 yard line.

Dimes to Deebo Samuel Sr.

The deep ball connection between Purdy and wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., who was hospitalized earlier in the week with pneumonia, is alive and well. San Francisco found themselves in a third-and-six situation on their opening drive when Purdy dropped a dime downfield to his “wideback” for an impressive 47-yard completion. San Francisco went on to cap off their seven-play, 55-yard drive with a 50-yard field goal by kicker Anders Carlson.

Running back Jordan Mason went down on his fourth carry of the game and was examined on the field following the six-yard rush. The third-year running back was able to run off the field on his own but only had two more carries before being ruled as questionable to return with a shoulder injury in the second quarter. He did not return to action for the remainder of the game.

Midway through the third quarter, linebacker Dee Winters was evaluated for a head injury, and he was later downgraded to out with a concussion. Samuel Sr. exited the game with injured ribs and did not reenter the game. Cornerback Renardo Green exited the game with an ankle injury.

Celebrating National Tight Ends Day

For the second week in a row, tight end George Kittle closed out the night as the team’s receiving yards leader. On the NFL holiday he helped…