The 49ers (1-3) travel to MetLife Stadium for a 5:30 PT Sunday Night Football kickoff against the New York Giants (2-2).
Eli Manning leads the Giants' offense. Tom Coughlin coaches New York. Odell Beckham Jr. leads the receivers in his second year. Colin Kaepernick continues at quarterback for the 49ers. Carlos Hyde at lead back.
Eli Manning and the Giants come into Sunday night at 2-2. Tom Coughlin's team has been competitive through four weeks. Odell Beckham Jr. averages 100 receiving yards per game. Rashad Jennings continues at lead back.
The 49ers, at 1-3 with three straight losses, travel to MetLife Stadium in primetime. Kaepernick's fifth start. Hyde at lead back. The kind of Sunday-night primetime spot where the rebuilding 49ers face a competitive NFC East team.
Underdog by 6 on the road. The Sunday-night spot is the kind of game where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity, after three straight losses, gets a primetime read.
Week 5 Sunday Night Football is the early-October NFC primetime check. The 49ers (1-3) and Giants (2-2) meet with both teams looking to climb back into the conference picture. The Cardinals, Packers, and Falcons lead the NFC. Around the AFC the Patriots, Bengals, and Broncos are at the top. The Sunday-night game is the kind of week the rebuilding 49ers' new identity gets a primetime test.
Through four games the 49ers are 1-3 with a -62 point differential. The Giants are 2-2 with a +13. Eli Manning has 8 TDs and 1 INT through four games. Odell Beckham Jr. 400 receiving in four games. Kaepernick produced 762 passing yards in his first four starts. Vegas opens the Giants as 6-point home favorites; total 47.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 3-0 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 3-1 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2-2 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1-3 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-0 | W4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-2 | L1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1-3 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1-3 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 2-2 | W2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 1-2 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 1-3 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1-3 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 4-0 | W4 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2-2 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 2-2 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1-3 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-1 | -- |
| St. Louis Rams | 2-2 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-2 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-3 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 2-2 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 2-2 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 2-2 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-3 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 4-0 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 0-4 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-0 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4-0 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 1-3 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-3 | L2 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 43 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Giants | Josh Brown 22 yard field goal | 3-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Giants | Shane Vereen 2 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Josh Brown kick) | 3-10 |
| Giants | Josh Brown 41 yard field goal | 3-13 |
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 22 yard field goal | 6-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Anquan Boldin 3 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( Phil Dawson kick) | 13-13 |
| Giants | Odell Beckham Jr. 17 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Josh Brown kick) | 13-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Garrett Celek 5 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( Phil Dawson kick) | 20-20 |
| Giants | Josh Brown 24 yard field goal | 20-23 |
| 49ers | Carlos Hyde 2 yard rush ( Phil Dawson kick) | 27-23 |
| Giants | Larry Donnell 12 yard pass from Eli Manning ( Josh Brown kick) | 27-30 |
Eli Manning threw for 441 yards and three touchdowns and the New York Giants beat the 49ers 30-27 in overtime at MetLife Stadium. Odell Beckham Jr. caught seven for 121. Colin Kaepernick threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Carlos Hyde ran for 49. The Giants' Larry Donnell caught a 27-yard touchdown in OT. The 49ers fell to 1-4.[1][2][3]
Eli Manning threw for 441 yards and three touchdowns Sunday night at MetLife Stadium. Larry Donnell caught a 27-yard overtime touchdown from Manning. The Giants beat the 49ers 30-27 in the kind of Sunday-night primetime road loss where the rebuilding 49ers' offense produced its best showing of the year and still lost.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Anquan Boldin caught one. Vernon Davis caught one. Quinton Patton caught the other. The kind of Sunday-night primetime road game where the new offense's identity, in Kaepernick's fifth start, produced the kind of stat line that should have led to a win.
The 49ers' defense gave up 441 to Manning. Odell Beckham Jr. caught seven for 121. The kind of primetime road overtime loss where the rebuilding 49ers' competitive identity, despite the comeback effort, lost on the OT possession. 1-4 with the Ravens at home next week.
Giants 30, 49ers 27 (OT). Margin: -3. Five-game record: 1-4, -65 differential.
A 30-27 overtime Sunday Night Football road loss at MetLife Stadium. The 49ers fall to 1-4.
How it unfolded
Kaepernick threw a touchdown to Boldin to give the 49ers an early lead. Manning answered with a touchdown drive. Both teams traded scores into the second half. The 49ers led 27-23 in the closing minutes. Manning drove the Giants to a tying field goal in the final minute. In OT, the Giants won the toss, drove the field, and Manning threw the 27-yard touchdown to Larry Donnell.
The turning point
Manning's overtime touchdown to Larry Donnell. With the 49ers having scored their fourth touchdown drive of the game and the Giants having tied it in the closing minute, the Sunday-night primetime road loss came down to the OT possession and Manning produced.
By the numbers
Kaepernick 25-of-36 for 262 with three TDs. Hyde 15 carries for 49. Boldin 5 catches for 49 with a TD. Vernon Davis 4 catches for 40 with a TD. Manning 41-of-54 for 441 with three TDs. OBJ 7 catches for 121. Donnell 5 catches for 60 with the OT TD.
Personnel watch
Kaepernick's three-touchdown primetime game. The 49ers' defense gave up 441 passing yards. The kind of Sunday-night primetime road performance where the rebuilding team's offense produced enough but the defense did not.
What it means
1-4 with the Ravens at home next week. The Sunday-night primetime road overtime loss is the kind of result that, despite Kaepernick's strong production, has the rebuilding 49ers in active need of a home win to keep the season's competitive trajectory afloat.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Colin Kaepernick | 23/35 | 262 | 2 | 0 | |
| NYG | |||||
| Eli Manning | 41/54 | 441 | 3 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Carlos Hyde | 21 | 93 | 1 | 22 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 3 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| Jarryd Hayne | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Reggie Bush | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| NYG | ||||
| Rashad Jennings | 11 | 46 | 0 | 7 |
| Shane Vereen | 5 | 24 | 0 | 10 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Anquan Boldin | 8 | 107 | 1 | 37 |
| Torrey Smith | 2 | 42 | 0 | 25 |
| Bruce Ellington | 2 | 39 | 0 | 30 |
| Garrett Celek | 3 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
| Bruce Miller | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| Vance McDonald | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Quinton Patton | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Carlos Hyde | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NYG | ||||
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 7 | 121 | 1 | 49 |
| Shane Vereen | 8 | 86 | 1 | 24 |
| Dwayne Harris | 6 | 72 | 0 | 24 |
| Will Tye | 4 | 48 | 0 | 18 |
| Rueben Randle | 5 | 42 | 0 | 16 |
| Larry Donnell | 6 | 35 | 1 | 12 |
| Rashad Jennings | 4 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Geremy Davis | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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