Niners Nation
Injuries on both sides may have robbed us of what could have been a heck of a game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.
Recency bias would lead you to believe Jaxson Dart is about to have a field day against a defense that just gave up a handful of explosive plays to an anemic Houston Texans offense. It doesn’t help that most of those chunk plays came against the area of the field where Robert Saleh’s defense has been most susceptible all year: The slot.
Rookie Upton Stout will prevent Wan’Dale Robinson in the slot, who had 95 and 84 receiving yards in two of the three previous games. If the secondary can win that matchup, the defense has a good chance to keep Dart and the Giants at bay.
The Giants have allowed the third-most air yards on the season. They have not been good, regardless, but having two cornerbacks out should mean Kendrick Bourne and Jauan Jennings can get back on track. New York also has a shoddy run defense. Last week, Christian McCaffrey rushed for 25 yards. The week before, he had a season-high 129. Kyle Shanahan hopes his offense can run the ball as it did against the Falcons.
