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49ers QB Mac Jones filled in for Brock Purdy in Week 3, leading San Francisco to a 16-15 win over the Cardinals when K Eddy Pineiro converted a last-second game-winning field goal. Jones came to the team holding a 4-23 record when trailing in the fourth quarter, but he’s looking to change the narrative on his late-game woes.
“I failed a lot in that situation to be honest,” Jones said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN. “I really was just motivated to change the narrative… Not to look in the past but I did think about that and just took a deep breath and just kind of blanked everything and said, ‘All right, let’s play a new game here and go down there and score.'”
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan highly praised Jones for his execution in the game’s final drive.
“I thought he did some really good things,” Shanahan said. “The way he came back on the end on that last drive, he was unbelievable. Even scrambling around when his knee was bothering him.”
Jones said he enjoys operating in a no-huddle offense.
“I love it,” Jones said. “I enjoy it because I think it takes thinking out of it and you just go out there and play and you get into a rhythm. … You’re trying to run the play that’s called and you’re not trying to chase the play. You need a touchdown or field goal, but you just got to take it one play at a time.”
According to Rams HC Sean McVay, it appears as if fourth-round RB Jarquez Hunter will not make an offensive impact this season and will be predominantly used on special teams, unless injuries dictate otherwise.
“He’s doing good,” McVay said, via Rams Wire. “He’s doing really well. [running backs coach] Ron [Gould] does an excellent job. I feel really good about what I’ve seen from Kyren and Blake each of the last couple weeks. At some point we’re going to need him, but those two guys are going to be the ones that we’ll continue to lean on in the running game. Jarquez will continue to try to make his presence felt on special teams. Then at some point, we’re going to need him and he has to keep developing and that’s exactly what he’s doing in the background and he’s getting better as well.”
