The San Francisco 49ers looked like a different team in Thursday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. After scoring just 12 points in their first two games, the Niners scored 39 points in Week 3, and quarterback Brian Hoyer was responsible for much of the offense’s improvement.
The majority of Hoyer’s basic stat lines don’t tell us what led to his early season turnaround; Hoyer threw a single interception in all three games, and his completion percentage in Week 3 was lower than his overall completion percentage in his first two games.
The two Week 3 statistical outliers are his two touchdown passes and his 332 passing yards — after throwing for a total of just 292 yards in his first two games.