"Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Dee Winters returned an interception of Philip Rivers' final pass 74 yards for a score to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 48-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Purdy was 25 of 34 for 295 yards with one interception. Christian McCaffrey rushed 21 times for 117 yards and caught six passes for 29 yards and two scores."
"The 49ers (11-4) won their fifth straight to stay in the chase for the NFC's top seed, one day after clinching a playoff spot by virtue of Detroit's loss to Pittsburgh. San Francisco also snapped a five-game losing streak in the series, beating Indy for the first time since Jim Mora's infamous playoffs rant in November 2001. But 44-year-old Rivers sure didn't make it easy on San Francisco in his second game back after a five-year layoff."
"Rivers opened the scoring with a 20-yard TD pass to Alec Pierce, who had four receptions for 86 yards and two scores. Purdy countered with a 22-yard scoring pass to Demarcus Robinson. Rivers tied the score early in the second by neatly fitting a 16-yard throw to Pierce in a tight window. Purdy broke the tie with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kittle."
Brock Purdy completed 25 of 34 passes for 295 yards with a career-high five touchdown passes and one interception. Dee Winters returned an interception of Philip Rivers' final pass 74 yards for a touchdown. Christian McCaffrey rushed 21 times for 117 yards and caught six passes for 29 yards and two scores while George Kittle had seven receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown. Philip Rivers was 23 of 35 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The 49ers improved to 11-4, won five straight, and the Colts fell to 8-7, diminishing their playoff hopes.
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