The first punch of the 49ers was a surprise surprise

CINCINNATI – On the fourth round of the 49ers on Sunday, they hit the hearts of the Bengals.

First at Cincinnati 38, Marquise Goodwin, 49ers wide receiver, lined up on the right side. Jimmy Garoppolo makes a pass to Matt Breida starting on the left, while Goodwin trails left on the line of scrimmage, as if to block Breida.

Then, Goodwin, an Olympic jumper, appears in the left apartment, without a defender within 10 meters. Garoppolo lofts a pass that his grandmother could have made. Goodwin has time to check his emails before waltzing for the score.

Was it a pressure pass because Goodwin was so wide open?

"It's not difficult," said Garoppolo, "but it's just annoying, because you're like," If I miss that, I'm in the Top 10 SportsCenter. "

Goodwin, questioned about the pressure to not drop such an easy pass, laughed and said, "I'm an Olympian, so it's not a big push."

The beauty was in the call to play.

"I will not give it away" by explaining the piece, said Goodwin. "I stayed true to the plan, I got lost in the brewing, threw it to the back, Jimmy threw a perfect ball, and it was a date. I just lost myself. Being 5-9 makes it easy to get lost behind the starting line. "

Goodwin said he was not surprised to be so open and that it was not because the Bengals had a colossal mess. They have just been wrinkled.

"No, that's how Kyle designed it. That's exactly what is supposed to happen, "said Goodwin.

"It was great, guy, to score that early and help the team get an advantage early in the game. I think that gave us some momentum, moving on to the next orders. We really started things after that. The defense (Bengals) must be on their P and Q after that. They really can not hide anything. They must play honestly.

If the Bengals were surprised, they probably should not have been.

"It's something we ran a bunch," Shanahan said. "You saw it, although we never hit Marquise. (Goodwin) coming out the other side, the guy (Goodwin) who usually cuts the defensive back so you get the edge slips through the whole defense and comes out from behind. "

Shanahan said the 49ers usually play their match with back Kyle Juszczyk. A tight end of 5 feet 9 inches and 185 pounds apparently took the Bengals by surprise.