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“You would have loved to come out of tonight feeling like, ‘Shoot, they both moved the team and scored a lot of points and we’ve got a heck of a hard discussion and conversation ahead as a staff and as an organization,’” O’Connell said of Mond and Mannion. Rookie Ty Chandler had 19 yards rushing, including a 3-yard TD on an eight-play, 60-yard drive engineered by Mannion. Sean Mannion was 10 of 15 for 65 yards as he and Mond battle for the backup job to Kirk Cousins. Mond finished 10 of 20 for 82 yards and was also picked off on his final throw of the night. Second-year quarterback Kellen Mond started for Minnesota, but was intercepted on the first drive of the game. I felt we had a really good week of practice against a really good defense, really good front that can consistently get pressure.” Those starters got a lot of work and a lot of great competitive work. “Our game reps took place at our facility this week in that competitive environment that we’re able to bring in,” O’Connell said. The 49ers averaged 4.6 yards per play and the Vikings were held to 3.9 yards per play in their first home game with Kevin O’Connell as head coach. There were four combined turnovers, three by Minnesota, with three fumbles - with each team losing one. In the second preseason game for both teams, it was largely a sloppy performance after nearly all the projected first-team players were held out. Robbie Gould converted each of his three field-goal attempts for San Francisco. But I like both of those guys and we’ll see how it finishes up.” “I thought Nate did some real good things tonight and last week, too. “Brock’s done a good job every time he’s gotten his opportunity,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said of his backup quarterbacks. JaMychal Hasty caught the touchdown toss from Sudfeld and rookie Danny Gray hauled in a 2-point conversion after a busted coverage by Minnesota. Sudfeld started and went 13 of 17 for 102 yards in the competition with rookie Brock Purdy to back up starting quarterback Trey Lance.
