Philadelphia Eagles 27, San Francisco 49ers 13
The 49ers played hard but they were overmatched yesterday in Philly. Alex Smith looked like the player he was before this season as he completed 20 of 37 passes for 177 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs. Frank Gore led the way on the ground for the Niners yesterday with 107 yards rushing on 16 carries (6.7 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 19 yards. Josh Morgan led the way in the passing game for the Niners yesterday with 7 catches for 61 yards (8.7 avg) with a TD grab. Vernon Davis pitched in with 3 grabs for 43 yards (14.3 avg) in this game. The Niners finished up with 261 total yards on offense in this game (107 rushing, 154 passing).
The 49ers didn’t play that well on defense yesterday. LB Takeo Spikes (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and safety Michael Lewis (8 tackles) led the way for the Niners on D. CBs Dre’ Bly and Shawntae Spencer each pitched in with 1 interception apiece. The Eagles finished up with 422 total yards on offense (116 rushing, 306 passing) in this game. The 49ers are now 6-8 on the year.
