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The 49ers improved their record to 3-1 to start the season for the second consecutive<br />
year, beating the New York Jets in convincing fashion 34-0. The last<br />
time San Francisco started 3-1 in back-to-back years was 2001-02. The Jets<br />
first possession of the game went 33-yds. on 7-plays before LB Aldon Smith<br />
recorded his first sack on a Jets 3rd and 3 to force a punt. With 3:04 remaining<br />
in the 1st quarter, RB Frank Gore rushed for 5 yds. to begin the first scoring drive<br />
of the game. Three plays later, WR Mario Manningham took an end around down<br />
the sideline for a 28-yd. gain into Jets territory. QB Colin Kaepernick capped<br />
off the drive with a 7-yd. TD run, his first career TD, putting the 49ers ahead<br />
7-0 with 13:43 remaining in the 2nd qtr. Kaepernick broke through the Jets<br />
defense multiple times for big gains, rushing 5 times for a career high 50-yds.<br />
On the Jets next possession, TE Dedrick Epps caught a 9-yd. pass from QB<br />
Tim Tebow, but the ball was knocked loose by S Dashon Goldson, which was<br />
recovered by CB Carlos Rogers and returned 1-yd. to the Jets 47-yd. line. New<br />
York’s next possession began on its own 45-yd. line, but was quickly brought<br />
to a halt. LB Ahmad Brooks helped to force a 3-and-out with another sack on<br />
3rd-and-short. The Jets had one more possession before the end of the half,<br />
but once again San Francisco’s defense proved tough on 3rd down. LB Aldon<br />
Smith sacked QB Mark Sanchez, forcing another fumble, this time recovered by<br />
DT Justin Smith on the 49ers 26-yd. line. With 1:11 remaining before half, QB<br />
Alex Smith engineered an efficient drive to setup a 36-yd. FG for K David Akers,<br />
which he sailed through the uprights as the 1st half ended to give the 49ers a<br />
10-0 lead. On the fourth play of the 2nd half, Sanchez’s pass was tipped by DT<br />
Ray McDonald and intercepted by LB Patrick Willis. The INT was Willis’ 6th of his<br />
career and 1st this season. With 6:15 remaining in the 3rd qtr. San Francisco<br />
took over at the Jets 48-yd. line.Alex Smith completed back-to-back passes of<br />
12 and 25-yds. to setup Gore for a 2-yd. TD run to extend the lead to 17-0. The<br />
first play of the 4th qtr. was another stellar play by the San Francisco defense<br />
as Jets WR Santonio Holmes fumbled the ball, which was scooped-up by Carlos<br />
Rogers and returned 51-yds. for a TD. The FR by Rogers was his 2nd in the<br />
game, tying his career high in a single season and setting a new career high for<br />
FRs in a single game. Rogers’ TD was the 3rd TD of his career and 1st career FR<br />
for a TD. The 49ers next possession led to another Akers FG, this time from 40yds.<br />
The FG was setup by a strong run game, with 7 rushes accounting for 46yds,<br />
spread amongst three different players. The 49ers rushing attack against<br />
the Jets was historical, as San Francisco gained 245-yds. on the ground, the<br />
most rushing yds. allowed in a single game by a Jets team under Rex Ryan. New<br />
York’s ensuing possession stalled after only three plays, which led to a blocked<br />
punt by LB Larry Grant that resulted with the 49ers taking over at the Jets 4-yd.<br />
line. The blocked punt was Grant’s 1st of his career and it was the first blocked<br />
punt recorded by the 49ers since 10/3/10 at Atl. Three plays later, RB Kendall<br />
Hunter registered his 3rd career TD and 1st of the season, on a 1-yd. TD run,<br />
stretching the eventual final score to 34-0. The 49ers shutout was only the 2nd<br />
shutout ever at Metlife Stadium since its opening in 2010.<br />
NOteS: San Francisco is 5-2 in September games under Head Coach Jim<br />
Harbaugh. Only George Seifert and Steve Mariucci had better records after their<br />
first two Septembers at the helm (Seifert – 6-0; Mariucci 7-0)...The 49ers<br />
stayed perfect in games after a loss under Harbaugh. They are currently 3-0<br />
after a defeat...Harbaugh improved to 4-1 against AFC opponents and 1-0<br />
against the AFC East...The 49ers improved their overall record vs. the Jets to<br />
10-2, including 6-1 on the road...San Francisco became 3-0 under Harbaugh<br />
in the second leg of back-to-back road games...The 49ers registered their first<br />
shutout on the road since 1/6/02 at NO (38-0). It also marked just the 2nd shut<br />
out for any team at MetLife Stadium [GB win vs. NYJ – 9-0 (10/31/10)]...The<br />
49ers defense limited the Jets to just 145 total net yds. of offense, the lowest<br />
total net yds. allowed since 1/3/10 at StL (109 yds.)...The 49ers defense registered<br />
4 takeaways on the day (1 INT, 3 FRs), marking the most by the 49ers<br />
since 12/19/11 vs. Pit. (3 INTs, 1 FR)...The 49ers defense registered 3.0 sacks<br />
of Jets QB Mark Sanchez on the day, all of which came on 3rd down...LB aldon<br />
Smith tallied 2.0 sacks, marking his 5th career game with 2-or-more sacks...<br />
LB ahmad Brooks notched his 2nd sack of the season and 22nd of his career,<br />
bringing down Sanchez on a 3rd-n-1 play...The 49ers rushed for a seasonhigh<br />
245 yds. on 44 carries as 9 different players carried the ball. It marked the<br />
most rushing yds. by the 49ers since 11/29/10 at Arz. (261 rushing yds.)...Since<br />
Rex Ryan was named head coach of New York in 2009, the Jets have been one<br />
of the stingiest defenses in the NFL. The 245 rushing yds. by the 49ers were the<br />
most the Jets allowed in a single game under Ryan...RB Frank Gore rushed for<br />
62 yds. and 1 TD on 21 carries. The 2-yd. TD run by Gore marked his 3rd of the<br />
season and 46th of his career...TE Garrett celek made his NFL debut.<br />
Sunday, September 30<br />
San FranciSco 34, new york JetS 0<br />
metliFe Stadium<br />
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts<br />
San Francisco 0 10 7 17 34<br />
New York Jets 0 0 0 0 0<br />
SF - C. Kaepernick, 7 run (D. Akers) (8-68, 4:27)<br />
SF - D. Akers, 36 FG (6-56, 1:11)<br />
SF - F. Gore, 2 run (D. Akers) (6-48, 3:26)<br />
SF - C. Rogers, 51 fumble return (D. Akers)<br />
SF - D. Akers, 40 FG (10-46, 4:58)<br />
SF - K. Hunter, 1 run (D. Akers) (3-4, 1:32)<br />
team StatiSticS SF NYJ<br />
First Downs 26 9<br />
Net Yards Gained 379 145<br />
Rushes/Yards 44/245 17/45<br />
Net Yards Passing 134 100<br />
Att/Comp/INT 22/12/0 30/14/1<br />
Sacked/Yards Lost 2/9 3/12<br />
Punts/Average 4/46.0 8/37.9<br />
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/3<br />
Penalties/Yards 8/67 4/30<br />
Time of Possession 36:56 23:04<br />
3rd Down Efficiency 4/12 (33%) 2/13 (15%)<br />
RUSHiNG: 49eRS - F. Gore 21-62-1 TD, K. Hunter 8-56-1 TD, C. Kaepernick<br />
5-50-1 TD, M. Manningham 1-28, A. Dixon 4-16, A. Smith 2-12,<br />
K. Williams 1-9, T. Ginn 1-7, B. Miller 1-5... JetS - S. Greene 11-34, B.<br />
Powell 4-11, T. Tebow 2-0.<br />
ReceiViNG: 49eRS - M. Manningham 3-47, D. Walker 2-31, V. Davis<br />
2-28, M. Crabtree 2-15, F. Gore 2-13, B. Miller 1-9... JetS - S. Holmes<br />
4-29, J. Cumberland 4-17, C. Schilens 3-45, J. Kerley 2-12, D. Epps 1-9.<br />
PaSSiNG: 49eRS - A. Smith 21-12-143-0-0 TDs, C. Kaepernick 1-0-0-<br />
0-0 TDs... JetS - M. Sanchez 29-13-103-1-0 TDs.<br />
iNts: 49eRS - P. Willis 1-0... JetS - None.<br />
SacKS: 49eRS - Ald. Smith 2.0, A. Brooks 1.0... JetS - C. Pace 1.0, B.<br />
Thomas 1.0.<br />
49eRS tURNOVeR RatiO: +4 (0 fumbles, 0 INTs/3 fumbles, 1 INT).<br />
Weather: Partly Cloudy<br />
temperature: 67 degrees<br />
Wind: West/Northwest 4 mph<br />
Playing Surface: FieldTurf<br />
time: 2:56<br />
attendance: 79,088
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