It felt like a slog, but the opened their season at Levi’s Stadium with a statistically dominating 30-12 win over the New York Giants.
The 49ers gained 291 more yards, ran 32 more plays, and held the ball for 20 minutes more than the Giants. Brock Purdy had a slow start but finished with 310 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns, relying heavily on Deebo Samuel and George Kittle.
But the story of the game should be the 49ers’ defense, who leads off winners and losers this week:
Winner: 49ers defense
The New York Giants offense couldn’t get anything going on Thursday.