Mac Jones steps up admirably in 49ers' Week 2 win vs. Saints

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Mac Jones might have rebooted his career in the 49ers' 26-21 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Caesars Superdome. Under the tutelage of San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan, Jones looked the part of an NFL starting quarterback with a 279-yard, three-touchdown performance as an injured Brock Purdy watched from the sideline. Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down how the 49ers' offense utilized Jones' arm early and often, and also identify which rookies stepped up amid injuries on both offense and defense ahead of next weekend's home opener against the Arizona Cardinals.

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0:19.9	Quarterback Mack Jones made his long anticipated first start with the 49ers on sunday and it proved to be
0:26.6	well worth the weight jones put together a solid performance and the 49ers again closed another
0:32.7	road victory with a stripped sack from a veteran defensive lineman the 49 49ers played without Brock Purdy, George Kittle,
0:39.3	and with a couple of wide receivers who have not spent much of time at all on the practice field.
0:44.3	It was not easy, but they came away with the win over the Saints to open the season at 2 and 0.
0:51.3	Jennifer Lee Chan is in New Orleans, and I'm in the NBC Sports Bay Area Studio in San Francisco and we'll tell you all you need to know about the 49ers 26 21 victory in week two.
1:03.0	And we'll bring you up to date on how the team looks heading into their home opener in week three against the Arizona Cardinals.
1:09.0	We'll have all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk
1:12.6	coming at you right now.
1:14.9	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:20.8	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
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1:43.1	And Jennifer, I'm in San Francisco, as was noted there, and you're in New
1:47.6	Orleans. And it seemed like there was a lot of red in the stands. Holy cow. Last week, I thought
1:53.9	vivid seats under-overestimated how many there were. This week, I think they underestimated how many
1:59.2	Niners fans. It was read from top to bottom.
2:02.5	And I would say it was as loud for 49ers plays as it was for Saints plays. So I mean,
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