Dud: Tevin Coleman
Against one of the league’s worst run defense and with Matt Breida ruled out, many people were circling Sunday night as a potentially huge game for running back Tevin Coleman. And though he capitalized on the early Rodgers fumble by running for a touchdown from two yards out, his overall effort against the Packers was disappointing.
Carrying the ball 11 times against Green Bay, Coleman managed only 39 yards, good for just 3.5 yards per carry. Considering that Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. combined for eight carries for 72 yards, it was less than stellar from the former Falcon. Coleman has been struggling to make plays as of late in this offense, something that he needs to remedy down the stretch.
Stud: Jimmy Garoppolo
After throwing the ball at least 45 times in each of his previous two games, Jimmy Garoppolo really didn’t have to do all that much on Sunday Night Football. The quarterback only threw 20 passes and was largely a game-manager for the 49ers offense. However, he was effective in doing so as he continually set his guys up for big plays and played mistake-free football.
Garoppolo went 14-of-20 for 253 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions on the night, which is exactly what you want to see from the San Francisco signal-caller. When the 49ers offense is working as it’s supposed to, the quarterback doesn’t have to chuck it all over the yard, which was the case in Week 12. And when he can do that, he’s proven to be quite good.