49ers bench Jimmy Garoppolo at halftime
By Des Bieler
San Francisco's Jimmy Garoppolo, left, fumbles the ball as he is hit by Miami's Andrew Van Ginkel. The 49ers recovered the ball. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
Another week, another benching of a San Francisco 49ers quarterback, and another relief appearance by C.J. Beathard.
This time, though, the quarterback shown the pine was Jimmy Garoppolo, on whom the Niners
bestowed a $137.5 million contractin 2018. Garoppolo was replaced Sunday at halftime, after he threw two interceptions while completing just 7 of 17 passes for 77 yards and a minuscule 15.7 passer rating, as his heavily favored team fell behind the visiting Miami Dolphins, 30-7.