SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Fill-in again Jordan Mason took high billing in a sport hyped as Aaron Rodgers’ return.
Mason ran for 147 yards and a landing instead of the injured Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers spoiled Rodgers’ comeback sport with a 32-19 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night time.
The previous undrafted free agent overpowered New York’s extremely acclaimed protection together with his bodily operating type, serving to the Niners rating on eight straight drives.
“I assumed he runs like he at all times does,” coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned. “If you get him the ball, he breaks tackles, often will get greater than we block for. Once we had the nice lanes, he at all times hit them and bought a bunch. However, JP was superior right now.”
Rodgers threw for 167 yards and one TD and in addition had an interception precisely 52 weeks to the day after his debut with New York ended with a torn Achilles after 4 snaps.
Rodgers had issues transferring round within the pocket however nonetheless confirmed off the arm that helped him win 4 MVPs with the Inexperienced Bay Packers a number of occasions in his first actual motion for the Jets.
“I can play higher,” Rodgers mentioned. “I missed a few throws. … I felt general I bought the ball out fairly good however there have been some alternatives I’d wish to have again.”
Mason made probably the most of his alternatives in his first profession begin. He had simply 83 carries his first two seasons however took benefit of being one of many few wholesome backs for the Niners this summer season to earn a bigger function with McCaffrey’s sore calf and Achilles nonetheless bothering him.
His 28 carries had been probably the most for any Niners participant in an everyday season sport in 13 years as he confirmed he can deal with a full-time load.
“I’m actually excited for him,” quarterback Brock Purdy mentioned. “He’s earned it. He’s the sort of man the place it’s not given to him. To see him exit and do what he did tonight, I’m so completely satisfied for him.”
Deebo Samuel added a 2-yard TD run and Jake Moody made a franchise record-tying six discipline objectives to guide the 49ers to the win.
Purdy threw for 231 yards with no touchdowns or turnovers towards a Jets protection that generated little strain with out holdout edge rusher Haason Reddick.
The Niners took management of the sport round halftime. They bought a discipline purpose on a 12-play, 75-yard drive on the finish of the primary half and scored on Mason’s 5-yard run on an 11-play, 70-yarder to begin the second half. That turned a 13-7 lead right into a 23-7 benefit with the Jets getting just one kneel down snap throughout that stretch.
“That’s a championship outfit, they usually launched us to some championship soccer,” Jets coach Robert Saleh mentioned.
Rodgers then threw an interception on the following drive on a move to Garrett Wilson that was deflected by Deommodore Lenoir into the arms of linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles.
Rodgers threw his first TD move in 610 days when he took benefit of a free play when Leonard Floyd jumped offsides to attach on a 36-yard scoring strike to Allen Lazard that minimize the deficit to 26-13. Lazard caught a second TD within the closing seconds from Tyrod Taylor after the sport had already been determined.
“We anticipate greatness once we step on the sector,” Rodgers mentioned. “There have been moments, moments that felt fairly good however not sustained. I felt like if we may simply get a primary down we’d be rolling. However we had these three and outs which damage us. I feel a number of stuff is correctable.”
Rodgers’ second sport with the Jets lasted for much longer than his first, which ended with a season-ending Achilles harm after simply 4 snaps in 2023.
New York went three-and-out on the opening drive this sport with two handoffs and a dropped move by Lazard earlier than a setback on the fourth snap that was momentary as a substitute of season ending this time round. Rodgers’ first completion as a Jet was caught by Breece Corridor, who had the ball punched out by Fred Warner for a misplaced fumble that arrange a Niners discipline purpose.
Rodgers bought the Jets transferring on the next drive, changing three third-down passes to Wilson to arrange Corridor’s 3-yard TD run. Rodgers went 6 for 7 for 61 yards on the drive.
New York didn’t get one other first down within the half and trailed 16-7 on the break.
Accidents
Jets: CB Michael Carter left with an ankle harm.
49ers: McCaffrey was inactive after being listed as questionable due to accidents to his calf and Achilles. … LG Aaron Banks left within the third quarter with a calf harm.
Up subsequent
Jets: Go to Tennessee on Sunday.
49ers: Go to Minnesota on Sunday.
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