"This time, the 49ers persevered and it was Purdy directing a fourth-quarter comeback and ultimately throwing a game-winning, third-and-goal touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey from the 4 with 2:54 remaining. McCaffrey caught another fourth-quarter touchdown pass, on Jauan Jennings' 29-yard trickery to open the fourth quarter for a brief lead. Purdy (18-of-31, 262 yards) overcame two second-half interceptions to Quinyon Mitchell and was 5-of-7 on the penultimate series, with the actual final drive consisting of three Purdy kneeldowns."
"RUN OFFENSE: C McCaffrey had just 13 yards on eight carries in the first half, he finished with 48 yards on 15 carries, and none of that seemed to matter considering how he finished the game. Yes, he had two fourth-quarter touchdown catches, but he also had a 4-yard run to the Eagles' 25 and a 10-yarder to the Eagles' 10, setting up his winning score."
"PASS DEFENSE: A- The Eagles' final four plays: sack by Keion White, incompletion (hurried by ex-Eagle Bryce Huff), incompletion (high off DeVonta Smith's hands, Malik Mustapha drills Smith), and incompletion (off linebacker Eric Kendricks' hands at the 8-yard line, after he backpedals from the right hashmarks to bat away a throw over the middle to Dallas Goedert). That sequence should be celebrated in 49ers lore."
George Kittle suffered a second-quarter Achilles injury, but the 49ers persevered as Brock Purdy directed a fourth-quarter comeback. Purdy completed 18-of-31 passes for 262 yards, threw the game-winning third-and-goal touchdown to Christian McCaffrey with 2:54 remaining, and finished the final drive with three kneeldowns. McCaffrey finished with 48 rushing yards on 15 carries and two fourth-quarter touchdown receptions, plus key runs that set up the winning score. The offense targeted nine receivers, led by Demarcus Robinson with 111 yards and an opening-drive touchdown. The pass defense halted the Eagles on the final four plays.
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