49ers’ Mac Jones Seen Bleeding Profusely After Taking Shot To Face From Giants Defender

Mac Jones has been playing rather good successful alleviation of Brock Purdy for nan 49ers and connected Sunday traveled crossed nan state to New York to return connected nan Giants. He stayed successful a groove successful nan first half of nan game—but was near pinch rather a epistaxis aft taking a changeable to nan face.

Jones completed each 14 of his passes successful nan first half and sewage San Francisco retired to a 14-7 lead. Late successful 2nd 4th nan Niners had nan shot again and were trying to widen nan lead. Jones dropped backmost to walk but sewage sacked by New York’s Rakeem Nunez-Roches. When Jones popped backmost up nan CBS cameras revealed he was bleeding profusely; replay showed nan backmost took an inadvertent changeable to nan look while attempting to navigate nan pouch earlier getting taken down.

Not nan prettiest sight. But Jones didn’t return a play off. He dropped backmost to walk again connected nan adjacent play and recovered Christian McCaffrey for conscionable capable yards to get into section extremity position.

Another awesome infinitesimal for Jones this season. The erstwhile Patriots starter has been a revelation successful Kyle Shanahan’s violative strategy and has exceeded expectations stepping successful for Purdy, who has been battling injuries each play long. Through nan first half of Sunday’s Week 9 title Jones has 1,597 yards and 8 touchdowns to 5 interceptions connected nan year. San Francisco has gone 4-2 pinch him nether center.

Now he’s fighting done a bloody chemoreceptor to boot. What a twelvemonth for Jones. The Niners entered nan locker room pinch a 17-7 lead complete nan Giants astatine Metlife Stadium.

More NFL connected Sports Illustrated