NFL Game Recap - NY Giants at San Francisco
Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:25 PM EST

SEA
22
ARI
16
F
MIN
38
WAS
30
F
CIN
20
TEN
24
F
NYJ
10
TB
15
F
LAC
17
JAX
20
F OT
PIT
20
IND
17
F
CLE
24
DET
38
F
GB
23
CHI
16
F
NO
47
BUF
10
F
HOU
7
LAR
33
F
NYG
21
SF
31
F
DAL
7
ATL
27
F
NE
41
DEN
16
F
MIA
21
CAR
45
F
TEN
17
PIT
40
F

Nov 12, 2017, 4:25 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

NY Giants (1-8)

6

7

0

8

21

San Francisco (1-9)

3

14

0

14

31

Beathard leads 49ers past Giants 31-21 for 1st win of season
Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:19 PM

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) As the clock ticked down, coach Kyle Shanahan got doused with some Gatorade on a celebratory sideline for the San Francisco 49ers.

This win had been a long time coming.

C.J. Beathard threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third score to lead the 49ers to their first win of the season with a 31-21 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.

"You lose 9 in a row, you learn to savor the moment and enjoy these," Shanahan said. "It was tough work to get our first win and we got it. The guys knew how much it meant to me and I knew how much it meant to them."

Beathard connected on an 83-yard TD to Marquise Goodwin and a 47-yarder to Garrett Celek in the second quarter as the 49ers (1-9) took advantage of another listless effort by the Giants (1-8) to win for the first time under coach Kyle Shanahan.

Beathard's time as starting quarterback in San Francisco figures to be numbered after the team acquired Jimmy Garoppolo two weeks ago in trade from New England. Garoppolo has been learning the offense and could take over when the team returns from the bye in two weeks.

But for now, the Niners are happy to be able to celebrate a win as they rest up for the stretch run.

"I've been a part of a lot of wins with this franchise over the 11 years I've been here," left tackle Joe Staley said. "This win felt just as good as winning the NFC championship. It was unbelievable."

While the Niners could be making a quarterback change soon, this performance will only heighten the questions about whether the Giants will need to change coaches. Ben McAdoo has been under fire after a report this past week from ESPN that quoted an anonymous player as saying the players have given up on the season and don't view McAdoo as a leader.

The Giants have not fired a coach during the season since 1976 when Bill Arnsparger was let go after a 0-7 start and replaced by John McVay, who had more success as an executive who helped build the 49ers dynasty in the 1980s.

"That doesn't have anything to do with anything," McAdoo said of his job security. "We have to find a way to win a game. We have to address what happened out here on the field today, take a look at the tape and be honest with each other."

This was a historically bad matchup, marking the first time in 33 years that two teams with only one combined win met this late in a season. Then the teams committed three penalties before the second offensive play of the game.

The Niners were the only team to pick up their play from there, using the two big TD passes from Beathard to take a halftime lead and then dominating the second half.

PLAYING WITH A LEAD

The Niners took a lead for the first time since Oct. 1 at Arizona when they got a field goal from Robbie Gould on the opening drive. The five games without holding a lead tied a franchise worst set in 1963. San Francisco also got its first first down while holding a lead of the season on a 40-yard pass from Beathard to Louis Murphy in the third quarter. That drive ended when Olivier Vernon had his first career INT when dropping into coverage on a screen.

GO-TO GUY

Giants rookie TE Evan Engram caught a TD pass for the fourth straight game as he has excelled after Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Harris were all lost for the season. Engram has five TD catches, tying the Giants record for a rookie tight end set by Bob Tucker in 1970.

GO DEEP

The 49ers used the deep pass to great success with the 83-yarder to Goodwin the longest TD pass for San Francisco since Tim Rattay and Brandon Lloyd connected on an 89-yarder on Sept. 25, 2005, against Dallas.

ANTHEM PROTEST

Three players took a knee during the national anthem. Goodwin and Eric Reid protested for the 49ers while Vernon was the only Giants player to do it. No one else kneeled during the afternoon games on Veterans Day weekend.

"Our protest is against systemic oppression like we always say," Reid said. "I didn't feel the need to stand today. I have a military background in my family. I've spoken to family members who don't feel disrespected."

INJURIES

DT Damon Harrison (ankle), LG Justin Pugh (back) and LB Kelvin Sheppard (groin) left the game with injuries for the Giants.

UP NEXT

Giants: Host Kansas City on Sunday.

49ers: Host Seattle on Nov. 26.

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Passing

NYG Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
E. Manning 37 28 75.7 2 273 26 0 113.9 3
SF Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat Sk
C. Beathard 25 19 76.0 2 288 83 1 123.4 0

Rushing

NYG Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
O. Darkwa 14 70 5.0 20 0
W. Gallman 3 22 7.3 13 0
SF Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Hyde 17 98 5.8 28 0
M. Breida 9 55 6.1 33 1

Receiving

NYG Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Shepard 11 142 12.9 26 0
R. Lewis 3 33 11.0 14 1
SF Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. Goodwin 1 83 83.0 83 1
G. Celek 4 67 16.8 47 1

Team Stats Comparison

NYG SF
Points For 21 31
Total Yards 374 474
Rushing Yards 114 186
Passing Yards 260 288
Passing Completions / Attempts 28/37 19/25
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/1
First Downs 19 21
Rushing Touchdowns 0 2
Passing Touchdowns 2 2
Penalties - Yards 4/35 6/44
Time Of Possession 31:00 29:00
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/14 8/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 3/3 0/1
Red Zone Conversions/Attempts 2/3 1/3
Sacks Against 3 0
Punts - Average Yards 3/41 1/45
Punt Returns - Average Yards/Punt Return 1/0 2/12
Kickoff Returns - Average Yards/Kickoff Return 1/24 1/23

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NYG SF
SF 02:20 FG Robbie Gould 43 yd FG 0 3
NYG 07:37 FG Aldrick Rosas 47 yd FG 3 3
NYG 13:53 FG Aldrick Rosas 42 yd FG 6 3
2nd Quarter NYG SF
SF 07:01 TD Marquise Goodwin 83 yd pass from C.J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick) 6 10
NYG 12:52 TD Evan Engram 9 yd pass from Eli Manning (Aldrick Rosas kick) 13 10
SF 14:32 TD Garrett Celek 47 yd pass from C.J. Beathard (Robbie Gould kick) 13 17
3rd Quarter NYG SF
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter NYG SF
SF 00:07 TD C.J. Beathard 11 yd run (Robbie Gould kick) 13 24
SF 05:41 TD Matt Breida 33 yd run (Robbie Gould kick) 13 31
NYG 13:58 TD Roger Lewis 14 yd pass from Eli Manning (Orleans Darkwa 2pt Rush) 21 31

Game Information

Stadium: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Attendance: 70,133
Game Time: 2:57
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