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These are the plays that halted momentum and ultimately led to the Giants' demise against the 49ers in week 9.
Sights and sounds that would have been unimaginable in the heyday of the Giants-49ers rivalry left Jon Runyan Jr. with a pit in his stomach.
The 49ers (6-3) put the pedal to the metal on a game-altering drive in the second half, running the ball eight straight times, capped by a touchdown run for backup Brian Robinson Jr., who just ran over Giants corner Tae Banks for the score.
Malik Nabers' torn ACL threatened to make this a lost season for the New York Giants. Instead, they won that day, beat defending champion Philadelphia less than two weeks later and got re-energized by rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo.
Much-maligned former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler is returning back to the MLB spotlight in his new Miami home.
That moment was 11 years ago. Posey played six more seasons, retired and became the Giants’ president of baseball operations. Vitello became University of Tennessee’s head coach, turned the Vols into a collegiate powerhouse, and now is making the unprecedented leap from collegiate head coach to major-league manager.