Graham Gano kicked field goals of 52, 42 and 47 yards to score all of the Giants' points.
San Francisco seized control of the game by scoring 10 points in the final 1:07 of the first half to turn what had been a tied game into a 16-6 Giants deficit.
The turning point was officially no play. On third-and-22, Mullens' pass to Jordan Reed gained just seven yards. San Francisco might have chosen to punt. But rookie defensive back Darnay Holmes was penalized five yards for illegal contact, giving the 49ers a first down and keeping the possession alive. Six plays later, McKinnon's touchdown capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive.
The Giants had a chance to go down the field and put points on the board but on the second play of the ensuing drive, Jones' pass for Evan Engram was intercepted by linebacker Fred Warner. That led to Gould's third field goal.
Early in the third quarter, another costly penalty hurt the Giants. Jones ran 16 yards to the Niners' 14 and the Giants would have advanced further thanks to Jaquiski Tartt's facemask penalty. But receiver Darius Slayton was flagged for offensive holding. The offsetting penalties moved the ball back to the 30 and the Giants gained just one more yard before Gano's third field goal cut the deficit to 16-9. But the Giants never scored again.
"We don't want to have penalties at any time," Judge said. "The one on Darnay, we got to play with clean technique to make sure we don't give an opportunity, in that situation, to extend a drive. So, something we work on on a consistent basis, we got to make sure we do a better job coaching those techniques and execute them on the field."
Aiyuk soon ended another 75-yard march with his touchdown, which pushed the lead to 14 points. Late in the third quarter, Jones was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-one from the Giants' 30, setting up Wilson's first touchdown. After Wilson scored again with 3:35 remaining, the rout was complete.
The Giants played without their top running back, Saquon Barkley, and wide receiver, Sterling Shepard, who are sidelined with injuries. But Judge refused to use it as a crutch.
"We have players," he said. "Alright, obviously we don't want any of our players injured. But we have players in a position right now on our roster, on our team, that were on that field today that can help us win games. So, we got to make sure that everyone coaches better, we have to raise our level of play, and we got to take advantage of opportunities and not make mistakes that put us behind."
They'll start working on that after Judge completes that promised review.
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