The 49ers are all alone atop the NFC West after shutting out the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon. While San Francisco’s offense struggled to finish drives against a New Orleans defense that returned several key starters from injury, the Niners' defense made several impressive red zone stands to shut out the Saints for the first time since 2001.
Here are position-by-position grades from the win:
Quarterbacks: D+
Jimmy Garoppolo recorded his fewest yards per attempt in a game since 2020, but he avoided any turnovers. He did throw an interception that was negated by a defensive penalty, but that pick was influenced by the illegal contact throwing Ray-Ray McCloud off his route.