Hyde Leads 49ers To Win, Falcons Edge Eagles
Published on September 15 2015 6:19 am
Last Updated on September 15 2015 6:20 am
The San Francisco 49ers have a new featured running back with Frank Gore long gone. Carlos Hyde wanted to outplay the better-known No. 28 on the field, Adrian Peterson. He did that and more, and Jim Tomsula's 49ers produced a victory in his debut as head coach minus the interim status he had for the final game of 2010.
Hyde carried the offense with 168 yards on the ground and touchdown runs of 17 and 10 yards in his first career start, spinning away from a defender and diving into the end zone untouched on a rare nice play in a first half full of ugly ones to lead the Niners past the Minnesota Vikings 20-3 on Monday night.
Peterson ran 10 times for 31 yards playing his first game in more than a year following paid leave and then a suspension last year in the fallout from a child-abuse case against him in Texas.
Falcons 26, Eagles 24
In his first game with that big contract, Julio Jones was worth every penny. Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came back after squandering a 17-point halftime lead to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 on Monday night in the coaching debut of Dan Quinn.
Coming off the best season of his career, Jones was rewarded with a new $71.25 million contract. Early on, he dominated the Eagles' revamped secondary, helping Atlanta race to a 20-3 halftime lead.
Philadelphia rallied behind new quarterback Sam Bradford, taking the lead for the first time at 24-23 on Ryan Mathews' 1-yard run with 8:37 remaining.
Back came the Falcons, driving into position for Matt Bryant's fourth field goal of the game, a 47-yarder with 6:27 to go that turned out to be the winner.
Thursday, September 17 Schedule (Time Central)
Denver at Kansas City, 7:25 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 Schedule (All Times Central)
Houston at Carolina, 12:00 p.m.
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 12:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 12:00 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 12:00 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 12:00 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 12:00 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:00 p.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland, 12:00 p.m.
Atlanta at New York, 12:00 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 12:00 p.m.
Miami at Jacksonville 3:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 21 Schedule (Time Central)
New York at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.
