Jimmy Garoppolo’s thumb on his throwing hand is banged up, and you can clearly see it’s been an issue for him since it happened. This a run-first team to begin with, but add the injury to Garoppolo’s thumb into the mix and you have a team that is heavily leaning on their running game. They have a solid offensive line upfront led by left tackle Trent Williams who has been playing at an All Pro level, although his availability because of injury is in question. They have a tough running back who has shown burst and big play ability in Elijah Mitchell coupled with the way they use Deebo Samuel to put defenses in a bind. This Cowboys team is going to have to come prepared to tackle and hit for 60 minutes. The 49ers look to wear down their opponents, it’s their key to victory, and for the Cowboys, stopping that is the key to theirs.
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