With Talanoa Hufanga and Charvarius Ward sidelined, the San Francisco 49ers’ needed a player from their secondary to step up against Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and the Seattle Seahawks high-powered offense on Thursday Night Football. A rookie in the 49ers secondary answered the bell.
With the Seahawks threatening on the opening drive of the game, Malik Mustapha sparked the 49ers defense with a timely turnover. Smith sailed a pass toward Tyler Lockett, which ended up in Mustapha’s hands in the endzone.
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Way to go for it rook ‼️
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The fourth-round pick out of Wake Forest secured his first interception in the second start of his young career. Following Mustapha’s interception, the 49ers capitalized with a field goal to take the first lead of the game on Thursday night against the Seahawks.
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