San Francisco hosts the Philadelphia Eagles on 1951-10-06 at Shibe Park. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 2.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Philadelphia Eagles arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The 49ers' season continues with the matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
The slate's Week 2 games continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
The first 1 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1951, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Philadelphia Eagles are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-0 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 0-0-1 | T1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-0-1 | T1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 1-0 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-0 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7771414 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 77142121 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Verl Lillywhite 60 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| Eagles | Jim Parmer 4 yard rush ( Bobby Walston kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Clyde Scott 49 yard pass from Adrian Burk ( Bobby Walston kick) | 7-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Clyde Scott 28 yard pass from Adrian Burk ( Bobby Walston kick) | 7-21 |
| 49ers | Verl Lillywhite 11 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-21 |
The 49ers' road effort ended in a 14-21 loss on the road the Philadelphia Eagles on 1951-10-06. Y.A. Tittle went 9 of 18 for 64 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 76 on 14 carries. Joe Perry caught 4 for 37. On the other side Adrian Burk went 14 of 25 for 228 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jim Parmer ran for 47 on 15 carries with 1 touchdown.[1]
San Francisco's offense came up short 14-21 against the Philadelphia Eagles on 1951-10-06. Y.A. Tittle went 9 of 18 for 64 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 76 on 14 carries. Joe Perry caught 4 for 37.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's first weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Philadelphia Eagles produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 14, Philadelphia Eagles 21. Margin: minus 7. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 9 of 18 for 64 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 76 on 14 carries. Joe Perry caught 4 for 37. Gordie Soltau caught 2 for 30. On the Philadelphia Eagles' side: Adrian Burk went 14 of 25 for 228 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Jim Parmer ran for 47 on 15 carries with 1 touchdown.
A 14-21 road loss at the Philadelphia Eagles. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 9 of 18 for 64 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 76 on 14 carries. Joe Perry caught 4 for 37. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Adrian Burk went 14 of 25 for 228 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Jim Parmer ran for 47 on 15 carries with 1 touchdown.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1951, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Y.A. Tittle went 9 of 18 for 64 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 76 on 14 carries, plus Verl Lillywhite ran for 64 on 6 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Joe Perry caught 4 for 37, and Gordie Soltau caught 2 for 30.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 9/18 | 64 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Albert | 2/6 | 45 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Adrian Burk | 14/25 | 228 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bill Mackrides | 1/3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 14 | 76 | 0 | 32 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 6 | 64 | 1 | 40 |
| Pete Schabarum | 7 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Bishop Strickland | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Jim Monachino | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Frankie Albert | 4 | -3 | 0 | 12 |
| PHI | ||||
| Jim Parmer | 15 | 47 | 1 | 9 |
| Clyde Scott | 4 | 34 | 0 | 40 |
| Frank Ziegler | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Sandifer | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Adrian Burk | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 4 | -14 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 4 | 37 | 0 | 31 |
| Gordie Soltau | 2 | 30 | 0 | 16 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 3 | 28 | 1 | 11 |
| Alyn Beals | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| PHI | ||||
| Pete Pihos | 6 | 91 | 0 | 35 |
| Clyde Scott | 3 | 85 | 2 | 49 |
| Bobby Walston | 2 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
| Bosh Pritchard | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Jim Parmer | 2 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
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