Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel lead 49ers over Giants in home opener

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The San Francisco 49ers took care of business in its home opener against the New York Giants, remaining undefeated on the season with 30-12 victory on "Thursday Night Football."

The 49ers used its stellar run game to operate its offense against a Giants defense that’s allowed an average 138.5 yards on the ground in two games. And of course, it was Christian McCaffrey leading that charge with 85 yards on the ground as well as 34 yards through the air. 

But the Giants’ front seven needing to be focused on the run game led to Deebo Samuel getting the 1-on-1 matchups head coach Kyle Shanahan loves to see. Samuel had 12 targets, catching six of them for 129 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown to put a dagger in the Giants’ hopes for another comeback in the fourth quarter. 

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Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the New York Giants during the first quarter in the game at Levi's Stadium on September 21, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy started off a bit slow in this game, but he started to heat up when he got the ball out of his hand quickly and found his playmakers in Samuel, McCaffrey and tight end George Kittle (seven catches for 90 yards on nine targets). 

Purdy finished 25 of 37 with 310 yards through the air and two touchdowns. 

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The game began with long drives from each team, but stellar defense resulted in field goals to make it 3-3. It wasn’t until the Niners’ third drive of the game that rookie receiver Ronnie