Playing without their best weapon in Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason and the 49ers sent a message to the rest of the league in Week 1.
Jordan Mason let the cat out of the bag on national television, revealing to a reporter soon after the San Francisco 49ers' 32-19 win over the visiting New York Jets that he was told last Friday that Christian McCaffrey would not play Monday night. McCaffrey was questionable going into the season opener with a calf strain but had told reporters as late as Friday that he planned to play, bringing into question if head coach Kyle Shanahan followed the league's injury protocol.
'The only positive with Christian not playing tonight is we just ran outside zone all day,' Kittle said. 'They switched to five down linemen, and they still couldn't handle it. I love that type of football.' After Brock Purdy's interceptions during training camp were a major topic of discussion, the third-year quarterback was efficient in running San Francisco's offense and taking care of the football.
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