Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw’s first-half sack and double-team attraction made the 49ers’ night in their preseason game at the Vikings.
MINNEAPOLIS — Javon Kinlaw justifiably drew double-teams as the 49ers’ only defensive starter to suit up for Saturday’s preseason game.Kinlaw ripped inside past right guard Ed Ingram and sacked quarterback Kellen Monds inside the Vikings’ 5-yard line, touching off Kinlaw’s celebratory shuffle through the end zone and to the 49ers’ bench, where teammates greeted him with smiles and high-fives.
Another point of emphasis for him was to not rely on his bull rush. On a second-quarter play, Kinlaw showed great hands in immediately swiping his way past the left guard, but the Vikings had a quick-throw completion. Gifted an opening possession at the Vikings’ 48-yard line, Sudfeld and the 49ers could not secure a first down. Turned back on third-down run by JaMycal Hasty , the 49ers went for it on fourth-and-1, only for Ty Davis-Price to get tackled at the line of scrimmage.
The 49ers did not suit up their probable Week 1 starting tackles, Trent Williams and Mike McGlinchey, nor this camp’s top backup, Colton McKivitz. McGlinchey came away from the preseason opener with an irritated knee that sidelined him from practicing the past week. — Wide receiver Austin Mack was ruled out in the first half with a hamstring injury. The 49ers have had several players sustain that injury the past month: running back Elijah Mitchell, safety Jimmie Ward, cornerback Emmanuel Moseley and guard Daniel Brunskill.
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