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Short-Handed 49ers Edge Rams 26-23 in OT Behind Mac Jones and a Goal-Line Stand

San Francisco sits atop the NFC West at 4-1, with Mac Jones 3-0 as Brock Purdy remains week to week.

Overview

  • Mac Jones completed 33 of 49 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns, leading the overtime scoring drive without a turnover despite an injury-hit receiving corps.
  • Rookie Alfred Collins forced and recovered Kyren Williams’ fumble at the goal line with 1:05 left in regulation to deny a go-ahead score.
  • Eddy Piñeiro went 4-for-4 on field goals, hitting a 59-yarder late in the fourth quarter and the 41-yard winner in overtime.
  • The Rams were stopped on fourth-and-1 at the San Francisco 11 in overtime on a run call that coach Sean McVay later said he regretted.
  • Kendrick Bourne set career highs with 10 receptions for 142 yards, and Christian McCaffrey produced 139 total yards as depth carried an injury-depleted lineup.