09-15-2025, 02:28 PM
49ers beat the Saints, 26-21. Mac Jones had a nice game, 26/39 for 279 yards and 3 TDs, no INTs. Three sacks.
Interesting trivia #1 about the 49ers. They traded or released half their starters from last year, including Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenaw, Talanoa Hufanga, Charvarius Ward and Kyle Juszcyk (they got him back), Aaron Banks, Maliek Collins, Leonard Floyd. Other teams spent $321 million on 49er free agents, most in NFL history. The 49ers only spent $37 million, which makes for a $284 million free agent deficit, the largest in NFL history by over $80 million.
Interesting trivia #2 about the 49ers. Brock Purdy and Mac Jones started at quarterback in two consecutive road wins to start the season. Two different starting quarterbacks in two consecutive road wins to open the season hasn't happened in the NFL in 37 years...when Joe Montana and Steve Young did it in 1988, winning at the Saints (Montana start) and the New York Giants (Young start).
Interesting trivia #1 about the 49ers. They traded or released half their starters from last year, including Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenaw, Talanoa Hufanga, Charvarius Ward and Kyle Juszcyk (they got him back), Aaron Banks, Maliek Collins, Leonard Floyd. Other teams spent $321 million on 49er free agents, most in NFL history. The 49ers only spent $37 million, which makes for a $284 million free agent deficit, the largest in NFL history by over $80 million.
Interesting trivia #2 about the 49ers. Brock Purdy and Mac Jones started at quarterback in two consecutive road wins to start the season. Two different starting quarterbacks in two consecutive road wins to open the season hasn't happened in the NFL in 37 years...when Joe Montana and Steve Young did it in 1988, winning at the Saints (Montana start) and the New York Giants (Young start).
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