The road slate continues against the Philadelphia Eagles on 1956-11-25 at Connie Mack Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 9.
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 week of preparation has built toward 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.
Inside the conference Week 9 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.
Across the first 8 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1956, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 6-2 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-3 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-5 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7-1 | W7 |
| Detroit Lions | 7-1 | W1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3-4 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2-6 | L4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2-6 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-6 | W1 |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7771010 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 03101010 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Y.A. Tittle 1 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Bobby Walston 14 yard field goal | 7-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Bobby Walston 29 yard pass from Bobby Thomason ( Bobby Walston kick) | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 27 yard field goal | 10-10 |
San Francisco's offense came up short 10-10 on the road the Philadelphia Eagles on 1956-11-25. Y.A. Tittle went 15 of 29 for 210 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 18 carries. Billy Wilson caught 7 for 120. On the other side Bobby Thomason went 10 of 23 for 181 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Ted Wegert ran for 61 on 17 carries.[1]
San Francisco lost 10-10 against the Philadelphia Eagles on 1956-11-25. Y.A. Tittle went 15 of 29 for 210 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 18 carries. Billy Wilson caught 7 for 120.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle 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 10, Philadelphia Eagles 10. Margin: minus 0. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 15 of 29 for 210 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 18 carries. Billy Wilson caught 7 for 120. Hugh McElhenny caught 3 for 33. On the Philadelphia Eagles' side: Bobby Thomason went 10 of 23 for 181 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Ted Wegert ran for 61 on 17 carries.
A 10-10 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 15 of 29 for 210 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 18 carries. Billy Wilson caught 7 for 120. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Bobby Thomason went 10 of 23 for 181 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Ted Wegert ran for 61 on 17 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1956, 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 15 of 29 for 210 yards with 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Hugh McElhenny ran for 50 on 18 carries, plus Joe Perry ran for 38 on 16 carries. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 7 for 120, and Hugh McElhenny caught 3 for 33.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 15/29 | 210 | 0 | 2 | |
| Earl Morrall | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Bobby Thomason | 10/23 | 181 | 1 | 3 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 18 | 50 | 0 | 12 |
| Joe Perry | 16 | 38 | 0 | 11 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 5 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| PHI | ||||
| Ted Wegert | 17 | 61 | 0 | 19 |
| Don Schaefer | 15 | 39 | 0 | 10 |
| Ken Keller | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Will Berzinski | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Adrian Burk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Thomason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 7 | 120 | 0 | 46 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Gordie Soltau | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| PHI | ||||
| Bobby Walston | 3 | 59 | 1 | 27 |
| Don Schaefer | 3 | 54 | 0 | 27 |
| Rocky Ryan | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Will Berzinski | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| John Bredice | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Ken Keller | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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