Jets rally to extend 49ers losing streak to 12 games

You know, he started pulling the ball down and running a little more, and started changing the game that way with his feet.

Following a 23-17 overtime victory over the one-win San Francisco 49ers, the New York Jets are now 4-9.

Joe Staley, a staple on the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive line since 2007, was inactive Sunday for the first time in 92 games.

Bryce Petty is scheduled to be the quarterback through New Year’s Day, and his actions have made it clear who his favorite receiver is: a slightly built, previously unheralded, undrafted rookie out of Temple – Robby Anderson.

It was ugly and fun to witness all at once.

After scoring touchdowns on their first two drives Sunday against the New York Jets, the 49ers’ offense went mostly dormant for the remainder of the game.

Bryce Petty was intercepted on his first throw of the day, but went 23-of-34 for 257 yards from there as he experienced winning in the National Football League as a starting quarterback for the first time. Overall he went 23-of-35 for 257 yards and the one interception.

The damage was done, the initial shock having worn off, and there was only one thing for Bryce Petty to do. “The Jets just played good defense right there”, Hyde said.

“That’s on me as a play-caller”, Kelly said. But he hung in there and made the plays he had to make. QB Bryce Petty to make second career start for NY.

“Once again, they make adjustments, we make adjustments”.

“Even though we were up 14 points (17-3 at halftime), we’ve just got to keep going and get a lot more points than that”, said Carlos Hyde, who ran for a career-high 193 yards. Powell ran with tenacity and elusiveness.

“Quitting” and “effort” were buzz words over at One Jets Drive in the week leading up to this game. “It worked at that moment”. It’s a four-game audition and, in Game 1, Petty showed the Jets he can handle the job from a physical standpoint.

UPDATE: Coach Bowles confirmed after the game that Forte suffered a hyperextended knee and the severity of the injury is unknown.

Follow the Daily News Sports on Facebook. After a DeForest Buckner takedown of Petty forced a third-and-18, Petty responded with a 40-yard completion to Anderson.

“Shoot, I think you just play QB and you go off your instincts”, Petty, the second-year, fourth-round draft pick out of Baylor, said of the play. Now is the time to see how Ward and Tartt play together, especially with the playoff race out of the picture.

Did it have anything to do with the other team making adjustments to how well you guys played in the first half and you guy not making adjustments?

The heave to Anderson should be on an instructional video for kids on what precisely NOT to do playing quarterback. But … “When we’re in these positions, we have to make plays at the end of the game, finish the game and be able to pull out a win”. In overtime, he threw across his body to a wide-open Anderson (6-99) for 26 yards that got the Green & White into Folk’s range. We didn’t take any pressure off our defense in the second half because of the three-and-outs. “He got away with some things, but he settled down and made some gutsy plays”.

After the rough start, they got what they hoped for.