The 49ers face the New York Giants on 1957-12-01 at Yankee Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 10.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The New York Giants arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The Sunday matchup against the New York Giants 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 New York Giants' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
The slate's Week 10 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 New York Giants 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 9 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1957, 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 New York Giants are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 7-1-1 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 7-2 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-4 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-6 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-6-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 6-3 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-4 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-4 | L3 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-5 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-6 | W1 |
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49ers 7, New York Giants 049ers 17, New York Giants 1049ers 24, New York Giants 1749ers 27, New York Giants 1749ers 27, New York Giants 17[1]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 717242727 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 010171717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Gene Babb 8 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Alex Webster 1 yard rush ( Ben Agajanian kick) | 7-7 |
| 49ers | Joe Perry 3 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 14-7 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 42 yard field goal | 17-7 |
| Giants | Ben Agajanian 35 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Billy Wilson 11 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 24-10 |
| Giants | Frank Gifford 6 yard pass from Charlie Conerly ( Ben Agajanian kick) | 24-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 37 yard field goal | 27-17 |
The 49ers' offense produced 27 points on the road against the New York Giants on 1957-12-01. Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 16 for 146 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 84 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 64 with 1 touchdown. On the other side Charlie Conerly went 17 of 25 for 215 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Alex Webster ran for 33 on 9 carries with 1 touchdown.[1]
San Francisco's offense produced 27 points against the New York Giants on 1957-12-01. Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 16 for 146 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 84 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 64 with 1 touchdown.
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 New York Giants 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 27, New York Giants 17. Margin: plus 10. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 16 for 146 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 84 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 64 with 1 touchdown. Hugh McElhenny caught 3 for 42. On the New York Giants' side: Charlie Conerly went 17 of 25 for 215 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Alex Webster ran for 33 on 9 carries with 1 touchdown.
A 27-17 road win at the New York Giants. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 11 of 16 for 146 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 84 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 64 with 1 touchdown. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Charlie Conerly went 17 of 25 for 215 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the New York Giants, and Alex Webster ran for 33 on 9 carries with 1 touchdown.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1957, 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 11 of 16 for 146 yards with 1 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 84 on 19 carries with 1 touchdown, plus Gene Babb ran for 59 on 14 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 4 for 64 with 1 touchdown, and Hugh McElhenny caught 3 for 42.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 11/16 | 146 | 1 | 3 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Charlie Conerly | 17/25 | 215 | 1 | 1 | |
| Don Chandler | 1/1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 19 | 84 | 1 | 24 |
| Gene Babb | 14 | 59 | 1 | 19 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 5 | 49 | 0 | 13 |
| Larry Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYG | ||||
| Alex Webster | 9 | 33 | 1 | 10 |
| Mel Triplett | 5 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Frank Gifford | 7 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| Bobby Epps | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Conerly | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 4 | 64 | 1 | 32 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 42 | 0 | 36 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Gene Babb | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYG | ||||
| Frank Gifford | 11 | 105 | 1 | 20 |
| Alex Webster | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 |
| Ed Crawford | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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