The 49ers needed a score before the half to put a stranglehold on Sunday night’s game. With the ball at the Green Bay 42, Jimmy Garoppolo found rookie wide receiver Deebo Samuel over the middle. Then the No. 36 overall pick took it upon himself to find the end zone.
That’s the type of playmaker the 49ers have been missing, and Samuel’s emergence over the last three weeks has given some optimism that this offense can make a deep run.
