"A Brock Purdy commanded 70-yard touchdown drives on the first two possessions, threw three touchdowns overall and pumped out 295 yards, including a game-long 38-yard rocket to a crossing Ricky Pearsall to set up a third-quarter scoring drive. Amid ankle and knee injuries, Pearsall broke out with six catches for 96 yards, after just five catches for 20 yards over his previous three games combined."
"A 38-carry barrage is always desired, but this one certainly wasn't dominant (138 yards; 3.6 yards per carry). Christian McCaffrey overcame a midweek illness and Saturday morning's tight back to score his ninth rushing touchdown in as many games, though he averaged just 3.3 yards per carry (22 attempts, 73 yards) with none reaching 10 yards. Purdy had the day's (season's?) best run with a career-long 26-yard scramble to ignite a 95-yard touchdown drive. Brian Robinson managed just 21 yards on nine carries."
"The 49ers are the first team that failed to sack rookie Cam Ward, who's been sacked 49 times to tie for the league's most through 13 games. Keion White had two hits on Ward and Cle Ferrell had the 49ers' only other one. The 49ers failed to notch an interception for the second straight game; Malik Mustapha tried on a deep ball that Van Jefferson instead high-pointed at the 1-yard line."
Brock Purdy completed three touchdowns and 295 yards, leading early 70-yard touchdown drives and throwing a 38-yard rocket to Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall caught six passes for 96 yards after limited production in prior games. Jauan Jennings had two contested touchdown catches for a season-high seven scores, and George Kittle added eight catches for 88 yards. Christian McCaffrey scored his ninth rushing touchdown in nine games despite a 3.3 yards-per-carry average on 22 attempts. Purdy's scrambling produced a 26-yard career-long run. The pass defense failed to sack rookie Cam Ward and had no interceptions, while the run defense produced only one tackle for loss.
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