The 49ers won their season opener over the New York Jets while Jordan Mason ran for nearly 150 yards in his first career start in place of Christian McCaffrey.
San Francisco 49ers’ Jordan Mason runs against New York Jets’ Sauce Gardner in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. SANTA CLARA – Starting the season with a three-and-out offensive series, and without Christian McCaffrey in uniform, could have been harbingers of doom to officially christen the 49ers’ Super Bowl-loss hangover.
Of all the headaches leading up to this opener — from contract disputes with Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams through the preseason, to the death-defying shooting of first-round pick Ricky Pearsall on a Union Square street — the 49ers had one more twist to offer before kickoff. McCaffrey, last year’s NFL rushing champion and the AP Offensive Player of the Year, was a surprising scratch because of calf and Achilles issues stretching back at least a month.
Mason proved he could find the end zone, too. Midway through the third quarter, he scored on a 5-yard run with the help of a George Kittle block to cap a 70-yard drive and make it a 23-7 lead. Setting up that touchdown was Kyle Juszczyk’s 34-yard reception to the Jets’ 3-yard line, as well as third-down conversions on a Jauan Jennings catch and a Mason run.
Not so great was the fact that Williams walked with a trainer to the locker room with 9:43 remaining, not long after left guard Aaron Banks exited with a calf issue. Williams emerged a few minutes later, imploring the crowd to cheer on the closing minutes, which saw the Jets pull Rodgers in favor of Tyrod Taylor.
They had been down 7-6 when Leonard Floyd’s first sack as a 49er came on third. It was Floyd’s 11th career sack of Rodgers, second only to South Bay product Jared Allen’s 15 1/2. It also came with NicK Bosa blasting past left tackle Tyron Smith, who was called for a holding penalty.
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