49ers at Philadelphia Eagles

Jimmy Garoppolo threw one touchdown and ran in for a score and the 49ers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 17-11 at Lincoln Financial Field. Garoppolo finished 22-of-30 for 189 yards. He drove the 49ers 97 yards on 12 plays, capping with an 11-yard TD to Jauan Jennings (Jennings' first career catch) for a 7-3 lead in the final minute of the first half. Nick Bosa had two sacks. Jalen Hurts ran for 82 yards including a 1-yard TD. The 49ers improved to 2-0.[1][2][3]

The 49ers beat the Eagles 17-11 Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. Jauan Jennings, a seventh-round pick out of Tennessee, caught his first NFL pass for an 11-yard touchdown in the final minute of the first half.

The 49ers' defense was the strength. Nick Bosa had two sacks. The defensive front held Hurts to 190 passing yards and Eagles wide receiver Quez Watkins had a 91-yard catch deep into 49ers territory but the Eagles wound up turning it over on downs at the 3 when Greg Ward's reverse-pass attempt went incomplete.

2-0 with two road wins on the East Coast. The 49ers, who practiced at The Greenbrier all week, fly home from Sunday's win as the kind of team that has spent the offseason proving the 6-10 from 2020 was injury-related rather than identity-related. The Packers come up on Sunday Night Football at home next.

49ers 17, Eagles 11. Margin: +6. Two-game record: 2-0, +14 differential.

• Garoppolo: 22-of-30 for 189, 1 TD pass, 1 TD run (1-yard sneak).
• Jauan Jennings: 11-yard TD catch (first career reception).
• Nick Bosa: 2 sacks.
• Hurts: 12-of-23 for 190, 82 rushing, 1 rushing TD (1y).
• Eagles failed conversion: Greg Ward reverse-pass incomplete on 4th-and-3.
• 49ers 2-0 (both road wins); Eagles 1-1.

A 17-11 win at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers improve to 2-0 with both wins on the road.

How it unfolded

Philadelphia kicked a field goal to take an early 3-0 lead. Garoppolo led the 97-yard drive that ended on the Jennings touchdown to make it 7-3 at the half. The 49ers added a field goal in the third quarter. Garoppolo sneaked in from the 1 in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 14-3. Hurts answered with a 1-yard rushing TD but a missed 2-point conversion left it at 14-9. A late 49ers field goal extended it to 17-9. Hurts hit Watkins for the 91-yard gain but the Eagles failed on fourth down at the 3.

The turning point

The failed Greg Ward reverse-pass on fourth-and-3 from the 3 in the fourth quarter. With Philadelphia about to take the lead, the failed trick play ended the Eagles' best chance to win.

By the numbers

Garoppolo 189 yards on 30 attempts with one TD and the rushing TD. Mitchell 17 carries for 42. Jennings the touchdown catch in his first NFL action. Bosa two sacks. Hurts 190 passing yards on 23 attempts plus 82 rushing.

Personnel watch

Mostert on IR. Mitchell as the starter. Bosa producing two sacks. The 49ers' defensive front, with Armstead and Hargrave inside, generated four sacks total.

What it means

2-0 on the East Coast road swing. The Packers come up on Sunday Night Football at home next, the kind of marquee game the schedule sometimes produces in late September.