Overview
- Purdy came back from turf toe to beat the Cardinals 41-22, going 19-for-26 for 200 yards and three touchdowns, with observers noting he still must protect the toe.
- ESPN’s Football Power Index now gives San Francisco a 90.1% playoff chance, with a favorable stretch beginning on Monday night against the Panthers before the Browns, a bye, and the Titans.
- Steve Young praised Purdy’s processing but said he is not fully mobile and will likely need to guard the toe through the rest of the season.
- Mac Jones, under a two-year, $8.4 million deal, went 5-3 as a starter and has 2,151 passing yards with a 13:6 TD-INT ratio, and Ian Rapoport said teams are expected to show offseason interest.
- Analyst proposals name the Jets (for a 2027 third-round pick) and the Vikings as potential Jones suitors, and the 49ers worked out kickers as Eddy Piñeiro deals with a Grade 1 hamstring strain.