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49ers score first touchdown of the season on a Brian Hoyer scramble

Brian Hoyer, Connor Barwin

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) scores a touchdown in front of Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Connor Barwin (98) during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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It only took three games for the 49ers to get their first touchdown. It came on their 23rd possession of the season, and they needed a penalty on fourth down to keep the drive alive.

Brian Hoyer scrambled for a 9-yard touchdown with 8:17 left in the first quarter, capping a 14-play, 81-yard drive. It was aided by an offside penalty on Blake Countess on a 49ers punt on fourth-and-two.

Hoyer’s first pass -- on the first play from scrimmage -- was intercepted and nearly returned for a touchdown.

The 49ers scored only 12 points -- four field goals -- in their first two games.