Jauan Jennings’ 32-yard, catch-and-run got the 49ers to the 3-yard line. It started with his first catch of the day (16 yards), followed by a 3-yard run, and kept alive by a pass-interference penalty he drew against a Carolina cornerback on fourth-and-3. Having grown up 80 miles east in Inman, S.C., Samuel certainly led that key drive toward the north end zone. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers is forced out of bounds by Donte Jackson #26 of the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium on Octoin Charlotte, North Carolina. He, overall, had two receptions on nine targets, and two carries for 12 yards. Not much else came from Samuel, who broke out when needed most. “That whole drive, it was (10) plays, but to cap it off third-and-goal like that with Deebo coming up with a great catch, guys were making plays today, especially on third down,” Garoppolo said. That alone could dampen the win, but other injury exits were made by kicker Robbie Gould (knee), defensive back Jimmie Ward (hand) and, with 4:12 remaining, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, who sustained a likely-season ending anterior cruciate ligament tear.Īmid all that carnage, the 49ers needed Samuel, their All-Pro catalyst, to spark an offense that had produced only one touchdown in 20 second-half drives prior to Sunday. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)Īdding to the tension before Samuel scored was this disheartening news: defensive end Nick Bosa was out the second half because of a groin injury. CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: Juston Burris #31 of the Carolina Panthers reacts after Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers catches a pass for a touchdown during the second half at Bank of America Stadium on Octoin Charlotte, North Carolina. That was big time,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. That was an unpleasant reminder to the 49ers that they’d blown second-half leads in this season’s previous two road games at Chicago and Denver, not to mention last season’s NFC Championship Game defeat at the Los Angeles Rams. You see, the Panthers had just pulled within one score thanks to Christian McCaffrey 19-yard, fourth-down run.
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