After watching the most complete offensive game of football that the 49ers played all year, one thing became clear: The blocking by every possible metric was on point.
According to PFF’s grades, they were the only unit in the league to earn over 80 in both pass and run blocking as a unit. In addition, the rushing attack posted a massive jump from 16th in run DVOA all the way to third. And, most importantly, an array of cut-ups that underlined the ferocious effort to erase defenders from the field began to flood the Internet.
I don’t know how many other fanbases have embraced the practice of fawning over good clean run blocking by its lineman, fullback, tight ends, and wide receivers, but I’d have to imagine the Faithful are near the top of the most hyped for it.