The starting offense for the San Francisco 49ers offense was cycling through the narrated intros during a recent nationally televised game, when a mischievous-looking face popped up on NBC's broadcast for his turn at telling the 26 million viewers where he learned his craft. “George Kittle, Tight End University,” was how this player with the long blond hair draping over his shoulder pads confidently presented himself. Just in case Kittle's clever bit caused any confusion for the casual fans: He went to Iowa, the hard-nosed program that has proudly been producing NFL tight ends in the heartland of America as well as any college team around.
SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 25-23-1 LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Vikings 34-26 on Nov. 28, 2021, in Santa Clara, California LAST WEEK: 49ers lost to Browns 19-17; Vikings beat Bears 19-13 49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (3), PASS (13), SCORING (2) 49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (6), PASS (10T), SCORING (1) VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (30), PASS (3), SCORING (17) VIKINGS DEFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (18), PASS (17), SCORING (21) TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: 49ers plus-8; Vikings minus-7. ERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Brock Purdy is coming off the first bad start of his young career, going 12 of 27 for 125 yards with one TD and his first INT of the season last week at Cleveland.
Charlotte’s offense played one of its worst games since becoming a part of the FBS in 2015, moving the ball for just 265 yards and entering the red zone just once.
Following San Francisco’s blowout victory over Dallas, Micah Parsons said the 49ers should hope not to see the Cowboys again this year. One 49ers player responded, saying he wasn’t concerned.