The San Francisco 49ers improved to 2-0 and won back-to-back road games to open the 2021 season. The latest was a 17-11 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
Below are several statistics and notes from Sunday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With The Win…
- The 49ers improved to 20-14-1 overall against the Eagles, including an 11-5-1 record on the road. San Francisco has now won 7 of the last 10 regular season matchups on the road against Philadelphia.
- The Niners open the season with back-to-back road victories for the second time in three seasons and the first time since 2019 [W, 31-17 at TB (9/8/19) & W, 41-17 at Cin. (9/15/19)].
A Sunday Drive
- San Francisco saw their 2 TD drives on the day go for 97 and 92 yds. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time the 49ers had 2 TD drives that started from inside their own 10 yard line was 12/6/92 vs. Mia.
Run Jimmy, Run
- QB Jimmy Garoppolo completed 22 of 30 passing atts. for 189 yds. and 1 TD for a passer rating of 100.6. He also registered a career-high 11 rushing atts. for a career-tying 20 yds. and 1 TD.
- Garoppolo's 1-yd. TD run marked the 3rd rushing TD of his career and first since 10/13/19 at LAR.
Don't Be Hasty
- RB JaMycal Hasty finished the game with 5 carries for 38 yds. including a career-long 21-yd. rush.
Jauan To Remember
- WR Jauan Jennings finished the game with 2 recepts. for 17 yds. and 1 TD. He registered the first TD recept. of his career on the first recept. of his career, an 11-yd. pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
Bosaaaa
- DL Nick Bosa registered 2.0 sacks of Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. He also stripped the ball from Hurts. Bosa now has 3.0 sacks on the season, 12.0 in his career, and 3 FFs in his career.
- Bosa's FF was his first since 9/13/20 vs. Arz.
- He has now registered 2.0-or-more sacks in a game 3 times in his career.
- Combined with 1.0 sack in Week 1 at Det. (9/12/21), Bosa has now registered at least 1.0 sack in back-to-back games for the second time in his career [at Was. (10/20/19) - 1.0 & vs. Car. - 3.0 (10/27/19)].
Kinlaw & Order
- DT Javon Kinlaw blocked an Eagles K Jake Elliott 47-yd. FGA. The blocked FG was the first of Kinlaw's career and the first by a member of the 49ers since CB Dontae Johnson blocked a 48-yd. FGA by Rams K Greg Zuerlein vs. StL (1/3/16).