No one was more excited about the 49ers’ 38-10 dismantling of the Cardinals in Mexico City on Monday than San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan.
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo put together a nearly flawless game, going 20 of 29 for 228 yards and four touchdowns. Elijah Mitchell, Deebo Samuel and the recently signed Christian McCaffrey combined for 135 of San Francisco’s 159 total rushing yards in the clash between the two NFC West opponents.
Shanahan’s coaching and the play from his team Monday caught the attention and admiration from ESPN’s Troy Aikman. After the game, Aikman joined SportsCenter for a segment with Scott Van Pelt to recap the game when he named Shanahan as the one coach he would choose if he had to hire an NFL head coach.