SANTA CLAR A — This is the live blog for the first quarter of the 49ers’ Week 4 game against the Eagles. I will update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
1:24 The 49ers win the toss and defer.
1:24 The 49ers went from 5.5 point favorites to 4 point favorites this morning. What do the bookies know at this late an hour????
1:26 Jimmie Ward tackles Chris Polk at the Eagles’ 21.
1:28 Nick Foles keeps the ball on a read-option play and run for a one-yard gain on third-and-1 from the Eagles’ 30. Jim Harbaugh is challenging. He thinks Foles’ knee was down before he reached the 31.
1:31 The ruling on the field stands. The 49ers lose their first timeout less than a minute into this one.
1:32 Nick Foles overthrows Zach Ertz on third-and-five from the 36 and the Eagles have to punt. Foles missed overthrew a deep pass to Brent Celek the play before.
1:33 Ellington almost fumbles the punt and gets tackled at the 49ers’ 17.
1:37 Alex Boone gives up a sack on third-and-13.
1:38 Brad Smith rushes right up the middle and blocks the punt in the end zone. The Eagle recover. Touchdown Eagles. They lead 7-0.
1:38 Let’s recap that series: Two yard completion to Vernon Davis on first down. No huddle, empty set on second down — throw away. Vernon Davis false start on third-and-8. Kaepernick sacked on third-and-13. Punt blocked in the end zone on fourth down. Quite a series.
1:41 Ellington returns the kick to the 49ers’ 20.
1:42 Gore gains 15 yards on a draw to the weakside. Good play call.
1:54 Phil Dawson makes the 29-yard field goal attempt. 7-3 Eagles. On second-and-18 two plays before the kick, Kaepernick threw behind Stevie Johnson who was wide open running a crossing route. Johnson dropped the pass.
1:56 Michael Crabtree has a foot injury and his return is questionable.
1:57 Kaepernick has been sacked three times already. One sack was called back because the officials penalized Alex Boone for holding.
1:58 Dawson’s kickoff is a touchback.
2:03 Foles throws the ball away on third-and-6 from the 39 and the Eagles’ punt. Touchback. Brandon Boykin seems to have pulled his hamstring on the play. He’s the Eagles’ best cornerback.
2:09 Brandon Graham blows by Joe Staley and sacks Kaepernick for a 7-yard loss on first-and-10 from the Eagles’ 47. Anthony Davis is down. An Eagle hit his left knee from behind.
2:11 Davis is walking slowly to the 49ers’ locker room.
2:12 Crabtree is back in the game.
Daryl morris just sealed the game for the texans….shouldve kept him
Darryl Morris just had a game sealing pick
Good thing we kept Cook over him…
Heck, we kept Culliver over Morris.
Its time to stop the bleeding! “Lets put the women and children to bed, and go lookin for dinner”
Nooooo!!! Joe Buck again??
Shut the Buck up!!
Joe Buck yourself.
Lol…..Buck me!!
That’s why I have the TV muted and the captions on. My ears are killing me enough as is.
MW Dynasty – Good idea bro.
At least we made a stop.
Both those receivers were open we’re just lucky the passes weren’t better
Yup. Just a lucky break.
I have the tv muted and the radio on.
What’s up with the dancing VD?
nice
VD isn’t off to a good start.
Good lord
That’s on Alex Boone
Nice holdout; sure, give him a raise, LOL.
Lol awesome. Going to be a long day
penalty sack TD seem like a typical game
Boone whiffin
That was just awful by Skuta.
Did anyone do anything right on that “drive”? Awful all round.
Ars you kidding me?! A little under three minutes into the game and we’re down by a TD? I don’t know whose blocking was worse: Boone’s and Davis’ or the STs unit.
If we keep the running game out of the playbook we’ll be fine ;)
this team is awful
Run Kaep!
That’s better
Oh wow a run play and first down
Whaaaaat? A run? Wtf?
Finally, a RUN!
Thank you Frank Gore!
WHAT THE BUCKK !!!!!
Oh wow another successful run play
Bad area to throw by Kaep but a great catch by Crabtree to make up for it.
of course
Lol terrible call
Another bad call against us.
That is a freakin’ horrible call. How many times does that happen against us?
BS call!!! What’s f#*#€!ing new???
What offensive passing interference?!
The effin refs r u kiddin me
This game has awful flow for the Niner Offense. Why they are not pounding the ball to Gore and Hyde is beyond me.
What was that? Another crappy call that takes away a first.
Crabtree is on the sidelines. Not good at all.
Let’s stay away from what’s working ie run game
Gore was sippin from the fountain of youth before the game.
Great throw to Lloyd Kaep!
our pass blocking is just atrocious
Screw Roman it’s like he’s tanking the offense on purpose.
He’s got a 120 million dollar qb…the qb has to produce, you get paid like that you produce no matter the calls. People wouldn’t make excuses like this for luck or Wilson.
Man if that was on target that would have been a big play. Then kap runs out of bounds for a loss.
Kap should’ve flopped when the guy hit him out of bounds…..Think Kap!!
Do you honestly believe that the refs would call that?
The 30th ranked pass defense is putting constant pressure on Kaep.
Now run the ball before I have a coronary
Well, it may not be pretty, but at least the offense is marching.
Boone and Iupati are disasters
But its alot of people crying because he wasn’t playing. Looney playedbetter than this. Damn shame
Boone is killing us. We need 2 guards and a damn center! These guys can’t sustain a block. Kap is getting waaay too much pressure up the middle. He can’t even step up in the pocket.
They need to roll the pocket then….the dbs for the Eagles are trash so that should impact the pass game, wrs need to come back on their routes.
Why would Kap take a sack and a 4 yard loss instead of throwing the ball out of bounds??????
Because he’s not very game smart.
Ellington should’ve caught that.
Of all the kap bashin, does anybody else see how HORRIBLE our O line is playing
Kap has freedom to change the call, switch it to a run. Presnap reads are huge yet kaep seems to lack that skill
The interior OL is making the Eagles DTs look like all pros.
It is horrible, but Kaep has also made some bad choices thus far.
They have played bad. They are turning Kap into Jim Everett, his eyes are constantly looking at the line and not staying down field.
Just a matter of time before this game gets out of hand.
Here comes a blocked field goal
Kaep is acting like he’s afraid to run.
Kap is playing inconsistently again. Passes are behind the receivers. We can’t kick field goals and beat the Eagles.
If the offense keeps running and killing clock and keeping the defense fresh, they can. But let’s see if they chose to keep running or get pass happy with their “ferrari” qb.
Kap is “slide happy”…..That was a wuss move!!
I think he slipped
What do you know, you run AND pass and your offense can move chains and keep drives alive and get points….what a novel fking concept.
Guess what, Crabtree hurt again. The guys a China doll. Let him hobble into free agency next year
Meanwhile Boone is laughing all the way to the bank
As long as we stick with the pass first approach we’ll be fine ;)
Two plays in particular there that Kaep needs to do a much better job of ball placement. Lloyd’s catch could have been a big gainer if it was out in front of him, and the ball Stevie Johnson dropped was also too far behind him and could have been close to a 1st down if he was allowed to run onto it.
Burger King commercials are extra lame!
What the… How exactly did the front seven allow Foles to get free?
Good d Cox
Foles steps in the pocket and throws a pass and gets a first down. Kaep runs around, and relies way too much on this running ability.
He has Gore in the flat a few times but never threw it.
But right now the O-Line is horrendous. Boone whiffed on three blocks already.
Like I said, Boone is laughing all the way to the bank
Cox provides evidence of the old adage, corners are just receivers who can’t catch
Shoot, all the balls bounce the wrong way for us
We could sure use NaVorro and Aldon.
Dontae Johnson was lucky that ball didn’t hit him.
If Boykin is out, they gotta go three wide the rest of the game
Davis needs to catch that
What the hell was Alex Boone doing during his holdout? Hangin out at the S.F. zoo??
almost a great catch
Quit staring down your intended target Kaep!
Hold
not a flag!
Of course there is a penalty on third down
Oh boy. things are finally going our way
wow for us!
Our way!
Sack number three.
Yay continued abandonment of the run game.
Joe Staley wiffs and takes out Davis to boot
Kaep is straight line fast, but man his pocket awareness is lacking
And now Staley gets in on the putrid act.
damn hopefully that’s “just” an ankle sprain
now our pass blocking is getting people hurt
And that is what happens when your OL keeps letting the DL through. This time Staley, and looks like he’s gotten A. Davis hurt. Disgraceful blocking. The OL is a shambles.
Man, we can’t catch a break
Why can’t Roman put both Gore and Hyde on the field at the same time.?
Eagles didnt have a sack in two games
They have 3 already
I thought we had one of the best offensive lines…
Pete4mtx _– Yes if you quit watching 49’er games two years ago.
Now Staley whiffs!……Mike Solari needs a swift kick to the ass for this O-line disaster!
OL has been absolute trash this year, and now we lose Davis again? Sigh
Please, please, please fire roman. He has to be one of the worst OC’s in the game.
I hate @$#/ing political ads!
Great job Staley. Need to start drafting o’ linemen and getting rid of these overpaid ones we have in free agency.
GORE!!!
Gore is my favorite player
Frank Gore: still the heart and soul of this team
Kaep saw Gore that time!
That time you throw across the field and it acutally works.. GORE!
Fountain of youth……FRANKIE!!!!!!
Wow.
Never, ever throw across your body like that… except when your guy is completely left alone!
I must be seeing things because it seems like we’re actually ahead.
Mr no legs
Definitely an offensive hold.
The crowd is excited
That zebra that pumps iron is the only ref in NFL that’s worth a sh#t!
Ilike that ref too
Cox is the MVP of this defense so far this year along with cowboy.
23J – good call bro
He needs to take over for Culliver when Brock comes back. Good Call
Boone and Martin should switch positions
Now lets see the power running game to set up the play action!
Kap is making some horrible decisions with the football. The guy is killing me.
yeah, that was awful
No argument there. He’s looking awful today.
fails to see underneath coverage for the 2,210 time
I thought the eagles didn’t have a pass rush. they look pretty good to me. maybe its our sucky o line?
Somewhere Singletary is nodding and saying to himself “This looks familiar”