With a San Francisco 27-10 victory, I wanted to point out a few observations.
That was Obvious: The 49ers defense had pressure on Cousins for about half the dropbacks. They sacked him 6 times and were in his face for handfuls of other pass plays.
Strangest Result: After being one of the best with the play action in the regular season, Cousins was incredibly ineffective. Outside of a 41 yard touchdown to Diggs, Cousins seemed to never stress the 49er defense.
Should-a Known: Dalvin Cook did nothing against the 49er defense on the ground or in the short passing game. But a stat I hadn't read until just before the game would have changed my prediction; Cook had over 1,000 rushing yards outside the tackles. With the disruptive and penetrating line led by Ford and Bosa, and Armstead is no slouch, Cook couldn't even get to the outside cleanly. He ended with 9 rushes for 18 yards. He also had 6 catches for only 8 yards.
Turning Point: When Marcus Sherels mishandled his second punt, he pushed his luck too far. The ball hit the ground and the 49ers fell on it. A quick TD pushed the game too far out of reach based on the game up to that point.
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