Nick Mullens Makes NFL Debut vs. Raiders, Twitter Reacts to His Performance

Nick Mullens made his NFL debut Thursday night against the Raiders after the team decided to go with him because of C.J. Beathard's injury, and the Internet couldn't believe his opening performance.

Mullens led the 49ers to a 34–3 win, going 16–for–22 with 262 yards and three touchdowns.

Beathard, the 49ers current starter, has been out of practice with a wrist injury all week. The 23-year-old Mullens was called up to the team's active roster on Sept. 26 after quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending ACL injury.

Mullens's first drive ended in a touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon:

A perfect first drive for @NickMullens ends with a TD pass to @PierreGarcon! #GoNiners #OAKvsSF

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— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2018

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Here's how the internet reacted:

Behold the Nick Mullens Era, y’all.
— Brian Murphy (@knbrmurph) November 2, 2018

belichick traded garoppolo to the niners bc he wanted to bury nick mullens on the depth chart pic.twitter.com/0kuIlyHcuR
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 2, 2018

#49ers QB Nick Mullens is having such a big night that he just got verified on Twitter. During the game.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) November 2, 2018

We're about two more good series from the 49ers' offense away from Hue Jackson claiming he really wanted to draft Nick Mullens in 2017.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) November 2, 2018

Best of luck to my fellow @USMGoldenEagles alum and QB @NickMullens tonight for the @49ers! #SMTTT
— Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) November 1, 2018

Nick Mullens. pic.twitter.com/XyX4dpOalc
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) November 2, 2018

Nick Mullens > Nathan Peterman
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) November 2, 2018

So, where they putting the Nick Mullens statue?
— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) November 2, 2018

Is Nick Mullens the best quarterback in the NFL? Well it's hard to say
— Jared Kalmus (@JaredUTSA) November 2, 2018

I wasn’t expecting to leave this #49ers-#Raiders game with a QB battle in SF, but here we are. Nick Mullens looks kinda awesome.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 2, 2018

So ... what happens if Nick Mullens takes a struggling Niners team on an unlikely late-season tear?
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) November 2, 2018

A souvenir to last a lifetime for Nick Mullens. pic.twitter.com/xwInmLQdCx
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) November 2, 2018

See how the internet reacted to Mullens' performance.