SANTA CLARA -- 49ers running back Raheem Mostert scored on a 2-yard run against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, a play on which tight end George Kittle supplied the most notable highlight.
Kittle drove Falcons safety Ricardo Allen backward, six yards deep into the end zone and planted him on his back while making a block to help Mostert score.
The TV camera caught Kittle in what appeared to be hysterical laughter upon finishing the block.
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“I got to get used to having a camera on me a lot,” Kittle said. “Yeah, I know ... It was a fun one.”
Mostert did not see the play until after the game, he said. Mostert and Allen were college teammates at Purdue. The two spoke on the field after the game while swapping jerseys. Mostert had mixed emotions upon seeing the replay.
“It was bad because that’s my guy, Ricardo Allen,” Mostert said.
According to Mostert, Allen gave Kittle some high praise after the game, in which Kittle caught 13 passes for 134 yards.
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The reason Mostert did not see the aftermath of Kittle’s block was because he was hand-delivering the football to right tackle Mike McGlinchey for the spike. McGlinchey said it was the first time in his career he has spiked the ball after a touchdown.
”I was so zoned out, I just wanted to show love to McGlinchey and give him the ball so he could spike it,” Mostert said. “I didn’t hear the laugh, but I saw the video and kind of chuckled.
“Got to show a little love to the O-linemen, man. That’s how it is because they do all the grunt work. They do all the blocking and stuff like that, so for them to get that moment. I’m going to try to do it with all the O-linemen, all the five, just try to give them a spike or something like that.”