49ers...31 Lions...13
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Detroit Lions thought Mike Martz was part of the problem. So far in San Francisco, the offensive mastermind has been the solution for the 49ers’ years of offensive awfulness.
Frank Gore rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Martz’s new offense methodically chewed up his former team’s defense in the 49ers’ 31-13 victory over Detroit.
Isaac Bruce and Delanie Walker caught touchdown passes from J.T. O’Sullivan, and kick returner Allen Rossum scored a one-yard touchdown rushing on fourth down near the goal line to all but clinch the win.
Martz has brought immediate respectability to the 49ers, who had the NFL’s worst offense in two of the last three seasons. San Francisco gained 370 total yards against the Lions -- just four fewer than San Francisco managed in any game last year.
Quoteworthy: “We’ve got so much stuff in our offense now. . . . We’re going to do a lot of good things.” -- Frank Gore, 49ers running back
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