SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It was like a gradual bleed for the Giants’ protection.
Finally the sequence of paper cuts grew to become a bloody mess.
One after the other, on each key 49ers drive within the Giants’ 30-12 loss on Thursday evening at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco was killing them on third down.
It started on the 49ers’ opening drive and continued all evening.
The 49ers offense went 7-for-10 on third downs within the first half to maintain scoring drives alive as they took a 17-Three lead.
They completed the sport a extra modest 9-for-16 for 56.Three %, however the injury was carried out a lot earlier.
Related injury occurred when the Giants have been on offense.
They transformed simply three of 12 third downs, which closely contributed to the 49ers controlling the ball for 39:10 to only 20:50 for the Giants.
“On either side, third down was an enormous [factor] on this sport,’’ Giants head coach Brian Daboll mentioned afterward. “It was a contributing issue to [San Francisco having nearly double the] time of possession. Whenever you’re not changing third downs and also you’re giving up some third downs, there’s time of possession [problems]. The protection will get drained and we’re not on the sector offensively sufficient. So, it was a collective factor.
Daboll mentioned that when San Francisco went 7-for-10 within the first half, “a couple of of them have been screens the place they only caught and ran. We’ve bought to rally to the ball and make tackles.’’
The Giants tackling, because it was of their 31-28 win at Arizona on Sunday, was atrocious.
They may not cease 49ers working again Christian McCaffrey, who had 85 dashing yards on 18 carries, or receiver Deebo Samuel, who caught six passes for 129 yards, lots of which got here after first contact.
“Clearly, we have to put extra emphasis on tackling,’’ Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke mentioned. “We’ve numerous missed tackles throughout the board at totally different positions. Execution-wise, guys simply must do their job, beginning with me.’’
On the 49ers’ first offensive possession, Brock Purdy handed to Samuel for 14 yards on third-and-6.
Then it was Purdy to Jauan Jennings for 24 yards on third-and-8.
The 49ers bought a discipline objective out of that sequence.
On the 49ers third possession, which produced their first TD and a 10-Three lead, they saved a drive alive with a 30-yard catch-and-run by Samuel after which a 17-yard move play to McCaffrey on third-and-13.
They made it 10-Three on a scoring move to Ronnie Bell on third-and-goal from the 9-yard line.
When the 49ers took a 17-Three lead, the important thing play was a 12-yard move play from Purdy to George Kittle and penalty yardage tacked when Leonard Williams was known as for roughing the passer.
“I don’t know what the conversion charge was, however clearly it was dangerous,’’ cornerback Adoree’ Jackson mentioned.
“We’ve bought to tighten up third down,’’ security Jason Pinnock mentioned. “We’ve bought to sort out higher. It’s bought to be an emphasis.’’
“They beat us on numerous third downs,’’ defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence mentioned. “We bought them in some third-and-long they usually have been changing. We’ve bought to be higher in these conditions. They have been simply making performs. We all know we’ve simply bought to be higher. We’ve all bought to run to the ball.’’