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49ers Rout Cardinals 41-22 as Purdy Returns, McCaffrey Scores Three

San Francisco capitalized on Arizona's record penalties plus three takeaways to turn Jacoby Brissett's completion mark into a lopsided result.

Overview

  • Jacoby Brissett set the NFL regular-season record with 47 completions on 57 attempts for 452 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
  • Arizona committed a franchise-record 17 penalties for 130 yards and compounded the damage with special-teams errors and a goal-line fumble.
  • Brock Purdy, back from a turf-toe absence, finished 19-of-26 for 200 yards and three touchdowns as Christian McCaffrey logged 121 yards and three scores and George Kittle caught two TDs.
  • San Francisco generated three takeaways, including interceptions by Malik Mustapha and Deommodore Lenoir and a forced fumble at the goal line recovered by Keion White.
  • Kicker Eddy Piñeiro left with a right hamstring issue after extending his perfect field-goal streak to 22, as the 49ers improved to 7-4 and the Cardinals dropped to 3-7.