Kyle Shanahan continues to dominate the opening game script. The 49ers, against a defense who hadn’t allowed a point on the opening drive all season, marched five plays for 84 yards for a score.
Another week, another defender committing a personal foul against Christian McCaffrey. A 27-yard turned into a 42-yard one after Greg Newsome’s unnecessary roughness penalty. McCaffrey would take a pass from 13 yards out to give the Niners an early 7-0 lead.
That was the start to a wild opening quarter.
On the ensuing drive, after Cleveland had picked up a pair of first downs, Fred Warner baited PJ Walker into an interception.