Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Colin Kaepernick threw for 164 yards and a touchdown and the 49ers crushed the Jacksonville Jaguars 42-10 at Wembley Stadium in London. Frank Gore ran for 56. Anquan Boldin caught one touchdown. Vance McDonald caught another. Kendall Hunter ran for 30 and two touchdowns. The 49ers' defense produced four sacks. The 49ers improved to 6-2.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Kendall Hunter ran for two touchdowns Sunday morning at Wembley Stadium in London. Colin Kaepernick threw for 164 yards and a touchdown. The 49ers crushed the Jacksonville Jaguars 42-10 in the kind of neutral-site international game where the championship-window team's competitive identity extended the win streak to five.
Frank Gore ran for 56 yards. Anquan Boldin caught a touchdown. Vance McDonald caught one. The 49ers' offense produced 42 points. The kind of Sunday-morning London neutral-site game where the offense was in full operation against the league's worst team.
Blaine Gabbert threw for 105 yards. Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 39. The 49ers' defense generated four sacks. The kind of Sunday-morning London neutral-site blowout where the championship-window team's competitive identity, in five-straight wins, was firmly in the conference's top tier. 6-2 with the bye next week.
By the numbers
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
49ers 42, Jaguars 10. Margin: +32. Eight-game record: 6-2, +73 differential.
- Colin Kaepernick: 12-of-17 for 164, 1 TD.
- Frank Gore: 18 carries for 56.
- Kendall Hunter: 6 carries for 30, 2 TDs.
- Anquan Boldin: 1 TD.
- Vance McDonald: 1 TD.
- Blaine Gabbert: 14-of-29 for 105.
- Maurice Jones-Drew: 9 carries for 39.
- 49ers D: 4 sacks of Gabbert.
- London neutral-site international game.
- 49ers 6-2 (5 straight wins, heading into bye); Jaguars 0-8.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 42-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. The 49ers improve to 6-2 with their fifth-straight win.
How it unfolded
Kaepernick led an opening drive ending in an Anquan Boldin touchdown. The Jaguars kicked a field goal. Kendall Hunter ran in a goal-line touchdown. Vance McDonald caught a touchdown to make it 21-3. The 49ers led 28-3 at halftime. The second half was Kendall Hunter's second rushing touchdown and a Frank Gore-led touchdown drive. The Jaguars added a fourth-quarter touchdown. Final 42-10.
The turning point
The 49ers' first-quarter touchdown drive ending in the Boldin reception. With the international London crowd seeing the championship-window team for the first time and the Jaguars' worst-in-the-league offense looking like it would not produce, the early scoring drive announced the kind of comfortable London-Sunday-morning win the 49ers had been planning for.
By the numbers
Kaepernick 12-of-17 for 164 with a TD. Gore 18 carries for 56. Hunter 6 carries for 30 with two TDs. Boldin 4 catches for 41 with a TD. McDonald 3 catches for 32 with a TD. Blaine Gabbert 14-of-29 for 105. Maurice Jones-Drew 9 carries for 39. The 49ers' four sacks.
Personnel watch
Kendall Hunter's two-rushing-touchdown game. Vance McDonald with his career first touchdown reception. Kaepernick's third-most-efficient game of the year (12-of-17). The defense's four sacks. The kind of Sunday-morning international London performance where the championship-window team's competitive identity, in five-straight wins, was in full operation.
What it means
6-2 heading into the bye. The Sunday-morning London neutral-site blowout extends the win streak to five and confirms the championship-window team's competitive identity. The bye gives Harbaugh time to reset for the November and December stretch.