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Top 5 performances from 49ers Week 6 win vs. the Rams

By Peter Panacy

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 and cornerback Jimmie Ward #20 of the San Francisco 49ers take the field for the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 and cornerback Jimmie Ward #20 of the San Francisco 49ers take the field for the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 13: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the ball in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 13: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers runs the ball in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Tight End George Kittle

There was some concern Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle could miss Week 6 with a groin injury, which he suffered during Friday practice.

But Kittle suited up, and he sure made a difference.

Kittle enjoyed his first 100-yard game of the season, which is great for the stat sheet. Yet the stats don’t tell the entire story. For starters, amid a banged up 49ers offensive line, Kittle was fantastic in both run and pass blocking. Those efforts won’t show up in the box score.

And Kittle’s ongoing yards-after-the-catch domination continued in the game, too, as shown during this impressive 46-yard pickup:

https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1183485613099454464

Kittle led all Niners pass catchers with eight grabs for 103 yards. And while he didn’t find the end zone, he was more than reliable a weapon for Jimmy Garoppolo and the offense.

The tight end surely showed up in Week 6.