Garoppolo tracker: How the 49ers QB is faring against Bengals?
Here is a pass-by-pass analysis how Jimmy Garoppolo is playing in the 49ers' visit to the Cincinnati Bengals.
CINCINNATI — Here is how quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is playing in the 49ers’ visit to the Cincinnati Bengals:
FIRST QUARTER
First series (touchdown)
Third-and-2, CIN 43-yard line: Garoppolo play-action fake to Matt Breida and completes a pass to Kyle Juszczyk in stride in the left flat for a 5-yard gain and first down. Stats: 1-for-1, 5 yards
First-and-10, CIN 38: Garoppolo, again with a play fake, finds Marquise Goodwin wide open at the 15-yard line on the left side for a 38-yard touchdown pass, only 47 seconds into the game. Stats: 2-for-2, 43 yards
Second series (touchdown)
First-and-10, SF 16: Garoppolo’s first incompletion comes as he tries to find Juszczyk in the left flat. Stats: 2-for-3, 43 yards.
Second-and-10, SF 16: Garoppolo fakes a handoff, looks off his initial receiver and finds Goodwin for a 14-yard completion. Stats: 3-for-4, 57 yards.
Second-and-7, SF 33: Garoppolo scrambles for a 1-yard gain, avoiding a sack in the backfield. Stats: 3-for-4, 57 yards; 1 carry, 1 yard
Third-and-6, SF 34: Garoppolo steps up in the pocket, scrambles ahead 9 yards and slides head first for a first down that he himself signals with his left arm. Stats: 3-for-4, 57 yards; 2 carries, 10 yards
Second-and-4, CIN 39: Garoppolo’s 2nd touchdown pass today. He hits Raheem Mostert on a screen for a 39 -yard scoring strike. Great blocks by Joe Staley (pancaked his defender), Goodwin and Weston Richburg. Stats: 4-for-5, 96 yards, 2 TDs, 158.3 perfect passer rating; 2 carries, 10 yards.
Third series (Interception)
First-and-15, SF 20: Garoppolo avoids Carlos Dunlap’s sack attempt (past Mike McGlinchey), steps up and throws low toward Mostert. Stats: 4-of-6, 96 yards, 2 TDs, 149.3 rating.
Second-and-15, SF 20: Garoppolo commits a false-start penalty.
Second-and-20, SF 15: Garoppolo has a 25-yard pass intercepted as he throws into what appeared as quadruple coverage of Richie James. Deebo Samuel had stopped his route on the left side. William Jackson easily intercepted the lob at the SF 45 and returned it to the 26. Stats: 4-of-7, 96 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT 101.8 rating.
Fourth series (touchdown)
First-and-10, CIN 15: Garoppolo’s first target for George Kittle results in a 9-yard completion to the 6. Stats: 5-of-8, 105 yards, 2/1, 106.2 rating.
Fifth series (punt)
First-and-10, SF 20: Garoppolo throws a back-side screen to Deebo Samuel, who follows four linemen for a 38-yard gain. Stats: 6-of-9, 143 yards, 2/1, 109.7 rating.
Second-and-9, CIN 36: Garoppolo play-fake results in a 7-yard reception by Samuel. Stats: 7-of-10, 150 yards, 2/1, 112.5 rating.
Third-and-12, CIN 39: A risky throw barely sails over cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick but just short of Richie James, forcing a punt. Stats: 7-of-11, 150 yards, 2/1, 108.9 rating.
Sixth series (field goal)
First-and-10, SF 33: Matt Breida took a pass in the left flat for an 11-yard completion. Stats: 8-of-12, 161 yards, 114.6 rating.
First-and-10, SF 44: Deebo Samuel dropped a 15-yard pass over the middle. Stats: 8-of-13, 161 yards, 2/1, 112.5 rating.
First-and-10, CIN 40: A pass sails low and incomplete toward Kendrick Bourne. Stats: 8-of-14, 161 yards.
Third-and-5, CIN 35: Richie James made a 7-yard diving catch.
First-and-10, CIN 28: Kendrick Bourne’s 4-yard reception with 17 seconds left has them in field-goal range. Stats: 10-of-16, 172 yards, 2/1, 112.5 rating.
Second-and-6, CIN 24: Garoppolo leads Kittle toward the sideline on a 9-yard reception to stop the clock with 11 seconds left.
First-and-10, CIN 15: Garoppolo wisely throws the ball away and beyond tightly covered Deebo Samuel’s reach in the right side of the end zone, setting up Robbie Gould’s 37-yard field goal. Stats: 11-of-18, 181 yards, 2/1, 108.8 rating.
Check back for developments as they occur.