San Francisco 49ers Rushing Attack Tonight:
Kittle on field: 5.4ypc
Kittle off field: 2.0ypcMichael Penix might be exactly what the San Francisco 49ers need to finally get their first interception of the year. He has the highest bad-throw percentage in the NFL despite facing pressure at the lowest rate. Threw a pick 6 against the Panthers.
The Falcons defense might be exactly what the San Francisco 49ers need to finally get their run game rolling. Ranked 20th against the run, the Falcons defensive strength is in their secondary ranking 5th against the pass. Mac Jones when blitzed last week at Tampa: 8-14, 5.6 YPA, 2 INT, 3 sacks, 33.3 rating. That's gotta change and it starts with Kittle's return to the lineup as their 6th offensive lineman. The Falcons DC, Jeff Ulbrich has blitzed more than Brian Flores and leads the league in blitz rate at a whopping 40%. Last week against the Bills he blitzed at 56%. The 49ers win this game 27-20!
49ers Inactives:
QB Brock Purdy NCB Upton Stout WR Ricky Pearsall WR Jordan Watkins DL Yetur Gross-Matos RB Jordan James G Drew MossSigning Mac Jones as QB2.
Switching from Moody to Eddy Pineiro.
Aside from the draft and the starters designated to return, those three moves above have put the 49ers in a position to make one more move: Trade for an upper tier big DE to stand in for Nick Bosa.
The candidates:
Trey Hendrickson 30 yrs old, this year only @ $16M Conditional 3rd
Jaelan Phillips 26 yrs old, this year only @ $13M 5th rounder
Bradley Chubb 29 yrs old, 2 yrs @ $31M 5th rounder
San Francisco 49ers Rushing Attack Tonight: Kittle on field: 5.4ypc Kittle off field: 2.0ypc