Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
49ers middle linebacker Fred Warner celebrates with his teammates after forcing a fumble late in the first quarter of a 42-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium.Through four games, the 49ers defense had been good. Sometimes very good. What they hadn’t been yet is great. That box was checked in a big way with the rest of the league and the entire country watching on national television.
If there was any question whether Warner was comparable to Patrick Willis, who played at or near a Hall of Fame level from 2007 through 2014, any doubt was erased Sunday night.With the 49ers leading 7-0 and the Cowboys backed up to their 5-yard line by a Mitch Wishnowsky punt, Warner stripped the ball from running back Tony Pollard. It laid tantalizingly on the sideline until defensive lineman Kevin Givens could recover it, and set the 49ers up at the Dallas 10.
Warner intercepted a Prescott pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 12 yards to the Dallas 26-yard line, which set up Jordan Mason’s 26-yard exclamation-point touchdown. Dallas, which had counted all three of its wins as blowouts, finished with just 197 yards of total offense and 57 yards rushing. Prescott, who must have nightmares after being tortured by the 49ers defense in the playoffs the last two seasons, was 14-of-24 for 153 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. He was sacked three times.
Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks conceded during the week the 49ers had to get better at taking the ball away, and told the media as much on Thursday. The 49ers are pretty self-motivated, but there had been a lot of talk coming in about how good the Dallas defense was. It could be construed as insulting to the 49ers, who were ranked No. 1 a year ago. Bosa said he hadn’t given it a single thought.Photos: San Francisco 49ers remain undefeated as George Kittle scores three touchdowns against Dallas Cowboys
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