Much of the focus from the SF 49ers‘ one-sided 36-9 Week 3 road win over the New York Giants centered on backup quarterback Nick Mullens, who got the start in place of the injured starter, Jimmy Garoppolo.
And certainly for all the right reasons. Mullens went 25-of-36 for 343 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions and a passer rating of 108.9.
But that was only part of the story.
The Niners, banged up with all sorts of injuries on both sides of the ball, were without a number of key players, and this fan tweet certainly points out just how resilient head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad at MetLife Stadium last Sunday:
The #49ers played without their QB1, RB1, RB2, TE1, TE2, WR1, CB1, CB2, CB4, DE1, DE3, DE4, DE5, LB2, WR4, WR5, C1….