Raheem Mostert #31 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the ball enroute to a touchdown on the first play of a game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Sep. 20, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Jets talked all week about limiting the 49ers’ explosive plays. Then why did San Francisco’s first play from scrimmage go boom?
Raheem Mostert took a handoff from Jimmy Garoppolo and ran down the right sideline 80 yards untouched into the end zone. Seventeen seconds into the game and the Jets were losing.
It was a terrible way to start what became a non-competitive game as the Jets fell to 0-2 with a 31-13 defeat in their home opener at MetLife Stadium.