On Thursday night, Nick Mullens became the seventh quarterback to make his NFL debut for the San Francisco 49ers since the beginning of the 2000 season. Mullens was, by far, the most impressive of that group.
The 34-3 win, just the 49ers second of the season, was jump-started by Mullens’ incredible, and surprising, debut. He was thrust into starting duty because of injuries within the quarterback room, and responded in resounding fashion.
The second-year undrafted quarterback out of Southern Miss was in complete control from the very start of the 49ers primetime matchup against the Oakland Raiders.