The 49ers called a pretty good game on both sides of the ball right up to half time. They didn’t get the execution from Garcia on offense, but stuck with Hearst and it paid off. In the second half though, they went conservative and while Hearst still ran a little it wasn’t enough.

Defensively the team held the Hawks to three points in the first half. Playing in a prevent defense for what seemed like the entire second half, it took 14 more points and an onside kick recover for Mora to wake up and get back to the aggressive style he was playing in the first half. The difference paid off, allowing Rashad Holman to come up with the game winning interception as the defense blitzed.

There was a whole lot of good that came from the coaching staff in this game too though. For starters, the team recognized that if Keith and Parrish are to play on the same field, it’s Parrish that should play free safety. That moved paid off. The team recognized the need to increase the blitz, and they did in the first half. The coaches moved Mike Rumph back inside, and while it didn’t answer all the problems it did seem to stop the long down field passes, and allowed for some good blitz packages.