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The San Francisco 49ers have a good time
The San Francisco 49ers they are on a roll and have almost reversed their 2-4 start.
And now, with a 6-5 record, the 49ers – who defeated the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, November 28 at Levi’s Stadium – are the following according to a seasoned NFL columnist:
San Francisco remains behind its staunch rival in the NFC West division, the Los Angeles Rams. However, after the 49ers won four of their last five games, they are now just one game behind a team that was one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl and just suffered its third loss in a row.
And what happened to the other California team, the San Diego Chargers? They lost 28-13 on the road to the Denver Broncos.
The 49ers were the only “Golden State” team to win and have been crowned by the Cal-Berkeley grad Silver as the best team in the state. But it wasn’t the only reaction on Twitter involving the Niners.
Reactions from former 49ers players
Former left tackle and All-Pro Joe Staley, who had been critical of the team during its 2-4 start, showed his enthusiasm in a five-second video posted by @ NBCS49ers on Twitter:
Staley’s colleague at NBC Sports Bay Area and former teammate Donte Whitner sees glimpses of the team that made it to the Super Bowl in 2019 on this team and was very evident against the Vikings.
“Elijah Mitchell and Brandon Aiyuk fulfilled the important moments of the game, the defense could generate turnovers … this same formula was used in 2019, “said Whitner.
However, that was not the attitude at the beginning of the match.
In the first series of the match, Jimmy Garoppolo threw the ball towards Deebo Samuel. However, Vikings safety Harrison Smith sided with Samuel and managed to catch the ball – resulting in Garoppolo’s first interception since a 31-17 loss to Arizona in week eight.
And then it cameOr this crucial play on the fourth attempt that required Adam Thielen to drag his legs:
Whitner didn’t like how the 49ers started the game. But he was delighted with her later response.
“I didn’t like how they started the game. It seems they were moving away from that formula. They depended too much on Jimmy, “Whitner said. “But in the second half they said: ‘We are going to play again as we know: playing on the ground consistently and with force, and generating turnovers.’ And they managed to get the victory.
It was in the third quarter that the 49ers changed their mindset. And it all started with this move by Samuel:
Which led to this play that broke the 14-14 tie at halftime:
Then linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair stood in front of pro-bowler Thielen and switched to pave the way for the 49ers.
One spectator loved the energy that was generated inside the stadium after those two plays. Who? A team legend, Jerry Rice.
The Vikings, however, were not going to give up. Special teams had to do with it.
But later, Josh Norman and Talanoa Hufanga teamed up to generate the critical play the Niners needed to close out the game.
Current 49ers players react to team victory
Nick Bosa recorded his 11th sack of the season during the win. Are the 49ers on a roll? Bosa knows how well they played.
“We are very happy to be racing again and that we depend on us. We always knew that we were a very good team ”, Bosa told reporters after the game.
Mitchell came back for 133 yards on 27 carries – making his fourth game with more than 100 rushing yards. Mitchell, like Whitner, also liked how the Niners responded after the poor start.
“We started off a bit lazy, but we’ve reached a level that allowed us to react,” Mitchell told NBC Sports Bay Area.
George Kittle showed his self-sacrificing side during the post-game press conference: Wearing a T-shirt with the image of Elijah Mitchell.
The 49ers are back in the postseason spots. They are in sixth position, one game behind the Rams and Cowboys, fifth and fourth respectively, in the NFC playoff standings. According to Michael Silver of Bally Sports, they have become the best team in California.
And 49ers lead reporter Keiana Martin reminded internet users that those words belong to Silver.
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