The San Francisco 49ers are 1-0 on the young 2019 season after beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-17.
But the victory wasn’t exactly due to the efforts of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
Garoppolo went 18-of-27 during the contest, passing for 166 yards, one touchdown, a pick-six interception and a passer rating of 80.2. While he did have multiple touchdown passes negated by Niners penalties, Garoppolo also missed off target on some of his receiving options on more than one occasion.
It wasn’t exactly a reassuring performance; Garoppolo’s first meaningful efforts since tearing his ACL early in 2018.