SANTA CLARA — Seeking to officially end a five-year playoff drought, the NFC-leading 49ers are tied with the Atlanta Falcons 10-10 through today’s first half. Here is how things are going through the first half:
STUDS
The 21-Play Salute: It took a NFL-high, 21-play drive for the 49ers to march 88 yards and take a 7-0 lead on Raheem Mostert’s 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The drive — The Drive? — started with 8:38 remaining in the first quarter and ended 10:43 later. Mostert started it with a 4-yard run in which the Falcons lost defensive end Takk McKinley to a shoulder injury.