San Francisco 49ers fans are a notoriously tough, overly-aggressive bunch, so it’s not surprising to hear that several of them were involved in a violent altercation with a Vikings fan in the parking lot following Monday night’s game.
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Unforunately it’s a sour note after a win by the 49ers over the Vikings in which Hayne made his official National Football League debut, helping the team to a 20-3 victory. However, Tomsula was “happy” with how the “Hayne Plane” took off at Levi’s Stadium.
The 49ers, who had an 85-yard return touchdown by Bruce Ellington called back in the second quarter because of a pair of blocking-in-the-back penalties, got their other points on two Phil Dawson field goals of 30 yards and 25 yards.
Of the five sacks forced by the 49ers, four came from blitzes as the Vikings failed to consistently protect Bridgewater from extra pressure. “But [it was] definitely embarrassing to perform the way we did”.
According to the man who taped the fight, and says he could see everything, the Vikings fan was instigating with his words, saying “What’s up, any of you – – ers want some?” when a 49ers fan tackled the man and threw the first punch. The deck was stacked against them to begin with, too; being the late game in a Monday Night double header meant there was that much more time to get tuned up before the game and lose all touch with reality. On the third, Hayne fielded it cleanly and picked up 11 yards on the return. Hayne recovered in the second quarter, making one yard from his first carry at running back followed by a nice reception for a seven-yard gain.
49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks said the 49ers “preached all week” about stopping the run. “Tonight shows us that we’re really not near as good as everyone thought we were”.
WR Mike Wallace caught a team-high six passes for 63 yards in the season opener Monday night against San Francisco.
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Peterson played in his first game in more than a year following paid leave and then a suspension last year in the fallout from a child-abuse case against him in Texas.
