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Purdy Throws Five TDs as 49ers Rout Colts 48–27 on Monday Night

The result tightened the 49ers' pursuit of the NFC's No. 1 seed for home‑field advantage.

Overview

  • San Francisco improved to 11-4 with a fifth straight win as Brock Purdy went 25-of-34 for 295 yards with a career-high five touchdown passes and one interception.
  • Purdy became the first 49ers quarterback with five or more touchdown passes in any game since Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX.
  • Christian McCaffrey rushed for 117 yards, topped 1,000 on the season and caught two scores as the 49ers extended a multi-game no-punt streak.
  • Philip Rivers, 44, completed 23 of 35 passes for 277 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in his second game back, but Indianapolis fell to 8-7 with a fifth consecutive loss.
  • Dee Winters sealed the outcome with a 74-yard pick-six, and the Colts’ defeat clinched AFC playoff berths for the Bills, Jaguars and Chargers.