49ers TE George Kittle gives TD the go-ahead and scores another Trendy Blogger

49ers TE George Kittle gives TD the go-ahead and scores another Trendy Blogger

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    Nick Wagoner, ESPN editorOctober 27, 2024, 10:36 p.m. ET

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      Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL on ESPN since 2016, after covering the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. During his 10 years with the company, Nick led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 Super Bowl run, the Colin Kaepernick protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, Sam’s subsequent quest for a spot on the team and the team’s move and stadium saga. You can follow Nick via Twitter @nwagoner

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers moved the ball seamlessly in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys, but had just two field goals to show for it.

The 49ers quickly corrected that problem to open the second half, driving 60 yards in 2:03 to regain the lead at 13-10. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo, replacing an ill Jordan Mason, dove 4 yards after tight end George Kittle caught a short pass from quarterback Brock Purdy and raced 43 yards to the Dallas 4.

The touchdown is the first of Guerendo’s young career after the Niners selected him in the fourth round of this year’s NFL draft. This came after the 49ers averaged 7.64 yards per play in the first half, the highest average they had in the first two quarters without a touchdown since at least 1991, according to the ‘Associated Press.

This is the sixth time in seven games that the Cowboys have allowed points on the first drive of the third quarter and the fifth touchdown in this situation.

It didn’t take long for the 49ers to increase their new lead as Kittle caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Purdy in the right corner of the end zone to extend their advantage to 20-10 with 7:14 to go. play in the third. .

For Kittle, the founding father of National Tight Ends Day, it was his sixth receiving touchdown of the season, tied for the second-most of his career. The score came after cornerback Deommodore Lenoir’s second interception of the season.

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