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49ers TE George Kittle sets up the touchdown and scores again

  • Nick Wagoner, ESPN staff writerOctober 27, 2024, 10:36 p.m. ET

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      Nick Waggoner is an NFL reporter for ESPN. Nick has been covering the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, after previously covering the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013-2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick led ESPN's coverage of the Niners' 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, Sam's subsequent pursuit of a squad spot and the team relocation and stadium saga. You can follow Nick on Twitter @nwagoner

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers moved the ball without much trouble in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys, but only managed two field goals.

The 49ers quickly corrected that problem, opening the second half by marching 60 yards in 2:03 to retake the lead 13-10. Rookie running back Isaac Guerendo, subbing in for an ailing Jordan Mason, pounced from 4 yards out after tight end George Kittle caught a short pass from quarterback Brock Purdy and raced 43 yards to Dallas' 4.

The touchdown is the first of Guerendo's young career after the Niners selected him in the fourth round of this year's NFL Draft. This came after the 49ers averaged 7.64 yards per play in the first half, according to the Associated Press, the most they had allowed in the first two quarters without a touchdown since at least 1991.

It is the sixth time in seven games that the Cowboys have allowed points on the first drive of the third quarter and scored their fifth touchdown in this situation.

It didn't take long for the 49ers to extend their new lead as Kittle caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Purdy in the right corner of the end zone, extending their lead to 20-10 with 7:14 left in the third.

For Kittle, the founding father of National Tight Ends Day, it was the sixth touchdown of the season, the second-most of his career. The hit came after cornerback Deommodore Lenoir's second interception of the season.

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