
Forum �bersicht Suche Login Registrieren Forums-Blog Landkarte

19	November 2018

Jimmy Garoppolo was going to lose a game.

Sooner or later White Jeremy Hill Jersey , This was his toughest test yet as San Francisco's starting quarterback, facing a fierce Minnesota defense that refused to let him pass.With two touchdown passes by Kirk Cousins in his debut and three interceptions of Garoppolo in the second half, the Vikings had enough to hold on for a 24-16 victory over the 49ers in the season opener on Sunday to stick Garoppolo with his first loss in eight games as an NFL starter ."None of us did good enough to win today, especially on offense," coach Kyle Shanahan said.Garoppolo won twice for New England in 2016 during Tom Brady's suspension. He guided the 49ers to five straight wins to finish 2017 after he arrived in a trade with the Patriots and the team had fallen to 1-10, but the NFL schedule this year did his streak no favors.The Vikings used their star-stacked defense to finish 13-3 and reach the NFC championship game last season, leading the NFL in fewest yards and points allowed and third down conversions against.Minnesota's U.S. Bank Stadium is one of the loudest places in the league for opponents to play, too, and the crowd was cranked up on every one of San Francisco's 13 third downs. The 49ers converted five."We knew it was going to be a tough challenge with the environment, going against a tough team. They stood up to everything we thought they would, but with all the things that went bad we still had a shot at the end there," Garoppolo said. "Just a tough way to end it."The 49ers' defense forced three straight three-and-out possessions by the Vikings in the fourth quarter, giving Garoppolo an opportunity for the comeback. After the first of those punts, with Minnesota leading 24-13, Garoppolo's pass for Dante Pettis sailed past the rookie and to Xavier Rhodes for a one-handed interception .With San Francisco trailing 24-16, Harrison Smith snagged Garoppolo's overthrow for Trent Taylor at the 29-yard line to seal the game."You have to force it, but you have to be smart about when to force it I guess," Garoppolo said. "It's tough backed up like that."In the third quarter, when Kendrick Bourne lost his footing on a sideline route, Garoppolo's pass sailed straight to Vikings rookie Mike Hughes for a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 17-3 lead. Garoppolo was particularly agitated on the sideline. When asked if he was upset with Bourne, he didn't deny it."What are you supposed to say at that point? It's an 'it is what it is' kind of thing. It was both of our faults, but whenever you throw an interception it's always on the quarterback," said Garoppolo http://www.authenticsnewenglandpatriots.com/cheap-patrick-chung-jersey , who finished 15 for 33 for 261 yards.With three backups already on the inactive list, the 49ers lost two right guards to left foot injuries during the game. After Mike Person (second quarter) and Joshua Garnett (third quarter) went out, rookie right tackle Mike McGlinchey had to slide over for the first action at guard of his life as Gary Gilliam entered at right tackle.Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, who found a groove with Garoppolo down the stretch to finish with a team-leading 962 yards, hurt his right quadriceps in the first quarter and didn't return.While Cousins twice connected on tight-window throws for touchdowns for the Vikings, most of Garoppolo's similar throws in traffic went Minnesota's way. Trae Waynes ripped the ball away from Pettis as they both fell to the turf in the end zone at the end of a deep play in the second quarter.So Garoppolo's performance certainly wasn't all bad.He completed two third-and-long passes during a 14-play, 73-yard possession in the second quarter that reached the 1, only to watch Linval Joseph and Harrison Smith force Alfred Morris to lose a fumble on second-and-goal with 2:18 left before halftime and the Vikings leading 10-3.On his first snap after the pick-six by Hughes, Garoppolo found fullback Kyle Juszczyk wide open along the right sideline for a 56-yard gain that put the 49ers in range for the second of Robbie Gould's three field goals.After the Vikings took a 24-6 lead late in the third quarter, Garoppolo directed a seven-play, 75-yard drive to whittle the deficit back to 11 points. With the pocket collapsed in front of him, Garoppolo spun out in a 360-degree turn left and zipped an off-balance throw to Pettis in the back of the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown .Highlighted by tight end George Kittle's five catches for 90 yards, there was enough production by the 49ers to take some positives into their home opener against Detroit next week."We were rolling there toward the end," Kittle said. "It didn't end the way we wanted, but I feel like we definitely had some momentum going, and if we can do that we'll be a pretty good offense."Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will likely break two of Peyton Manning�s all-time records this season When former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning retired at the end of the 2015 season and following his second Super Bowl win, he had plenty of all-time records on his Hall of Fame r茅sum茅. No player before or since had thrown for this many yards and or passing touchdowns as 1998�s first overall draft selection, or had been awarded the same number of league MVP titles.As the old saying goes, however, records are meant to be broken. And the most acomplished man to ever step on the gridiron is coming for two more of Manning�s marks in 2018: by the time the season is over, New England Patriots quarterback and reigning NFL most valuable player Tom Brady will likely be the league�s all-time leader in both combined passing yardage and combined passing touchdowns.Entering the 2018 season, Brady ranks fourth in both regular season passing yards (66,159) and regular season touchdown passes (488). However White Trent Brown Jersey , his playoff production is unrivaled as the 41-year old has thrown for more yards (10,226) and more touchdowns (71) during the playoffs � let alone won more games and titles � than any other player in league history. If you combine Brady�s numbers, he sits at 76,385 passing yards and 559 touchdowns.For comparison, Manning � the NFL�s all-time leader in regular season yards and scoring passes � retired after having thrown for a combined 79,279 yards and 579 touchdowns. While there is still a noticeable difference between the two men, it is not hard to project Brady surpassing his long-time rival�s numbers this season: Brady needs just 2,894 passing yards and 20 touchdowns to tie Manning�s numbers.Frankly, it would be a huge surprise if Brady failed to achieve those statistics. Only once in his career did he not throw for at least 3,000 combined yards � in 2008 when he missed all but a few minutes due to a knee injury. Just two times was he furthermore unable to cross the 20-touchdown barrier: in 2001, when he was thrust into the starting lineup after Drew Bledsoe suffered a serious injury in week two, and during the aforementioned 2008 season.Brady is not the only quarterback coming close to Manning, though, as the New Orleans Saints� Drew Brees will likely break the regular season yardage record this year: he has 70,445 compared to Manning�s 71,940. However, despite holding an advantage in regular season passing yards and being tied in touchdowns at 488, Brees is still behind Brady when it comes to combined numbers: the veteran �only� has 4,209 postseason yards and 29.Consequently, it is Brady who is expected to end 2018 with two more records under his already legendary belt. But of course, the most satisfying record would be a different one: becoming the player to earn six Super Bowl rings.