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Atlanta’s offense stalled, the defense cracked, and a 10-men-on-the-field blunder sealed the Falcons’ 20-10 loss to the 49ers in San Francisco.
Mac Jones just keeps proving he belongs in the conversation. The San Francisco 49ers cruised past the Atlanta Falcons with a steady 20-10 victory, pushing their record to 5-2 and marking Jones' fourth win as a backup quarterback.
The San Francisco 49ers had one of their best rushing performances of the season on Sunday, but the exclamation point of the evening should not have counted. The Niners drove 60 yards down the field in the fourth quarter against the Falcons when Kyle Shanahan called for a right-side handoff to running back Christian McCaffrey.
The San Francisco 49ers activated star tight end George Kittle from injured reserve on Saturday after he had missed the past five games with a hamstring injury. Kittle went down in the first half of the season opener for San Francisco but returned to practice this week and is ready to return to game action on Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons.