Kittle’s strong-handed catch over three Patriots defenders in the back left corner of the end zone was the game-breaker. He remains a player the 49ers simply cannot do without, as evidenced by the Niners playing him in the second half, even as he had a rib injury.

Fred Warner's 45-yard pick-6 sparked the 49ers early in Sunday's game vs. the Patriots, helping the team cruise to a 30-13 win.

Fred Warner left in the first half with an ankle injury. He did not return, but Warner said postgame that he tried. "I know Fred tried to go, came out in third quarter and tried to go, but didn’t feel like he could,