NEW ORLEANS – The 49ers are 2-0 for the fourth time in seven seasons, and although this undermanned version doesn’t look like world beaters, they outlasted the Saints 26-21 Sunday.

It was a wild ride with Mac Jones debuting in place of an injured Brock Purdy, but Jones threw three touchdown passes, the final one being a 42-yard strike to Jauan Jennings on third down for the eventual winning points.

A week after opening with a 17-13 win at Seattle, the 49ers defense had its ups and downs, but it never relinquished the lead, and like Week 1, a strip-sack fumble secured the victory.

It all went down at the historic Superdome, which turned into the “Red Room” with red-clad 49ers fans accounting for more than half of the 70,078 crowd.

It wasn’t over until a last-minute stop by the 49ers. On

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