What the 49ers said after beating the Saints

"The 49ers are 2-0 despite opening their season with two road games and suffering injuries to several key starters. They won Sunday in New Orleans with Mac Jones at quarterback in Brock Purdy's place, beating the Saints 26-21 as the defense made some key stops in the second half. Jones went 26-of-39 for 279 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, although he did fumble twice, losing one. His touchdown to Jauan Jennings early in the fourth quarter was the winning score. Christian McCaffrey led the rushing attack with 55 yards on 13 attempts. He also caught a short touchdown pass from Jones, who completed passes to eight 49ers targets. McCaffrey had 52 yards receiving on six catches. Ahead of him were Ricky Pearsall with four catches for 56 yards and Jennings, who had five for 89 yards. Luke Farrell, starting in place of the injured George Kittle, had his first career touchdown catch as one of his two receptions for 15 yards. Fred Warner forced and recovered a fumble late in the third quarter that led to the Jennings touchdown."

"Kyle Shanahan On the game: I thought every phase offense, defense, special teams really contributed to that win. On Jones: I thought Mac played real well. We had a number of things to change up, it was a big deal there losing juice there early in the gam, especially with Kittle out. Just the stuff we had to do with the other tight ends, so we were scrambling there for a little bit trying to figure some things out, thought he handled the situation well. On winning ugly through injuries: However you do it, to be 2-0 it all counts the same. Yes, we did have to overcome a number of injuries. I was real proud of the guys doing it. On the 49ers' traveling fans: The stadium seemed 50-50. There were times we didn't have to do the silent cadence during the game, which was unusual. And then you could hear our guys at the end. Couldn't be happier with our fans."

San Francisco won 26-21 in New Orleans with Mac Jones starting for Brock Purdy, improving the team to 2-0 despite several starter injuries. Jones completed 26-of-39 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns, threw no interceptions, and lost one fumble. Christian McCaffrey led the ground game with 55 yards on 13 attempts and added 52 receiving yards with a short touchdown catch. Jauan Jennings had five catches for 89 yards including the go-ahead touchdown, while Ricky Pearsall and Luke Farrell contributed key receptions. Fred Warner forced and recovered a fumble that set up the Jennings score. Kyle Shanahan praised all phases and the players' response to adversity.

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