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Brock Purdy helps the 49ers bounce back with a 30-24 victory over the Cowboys
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) One dominant quarter against Dallas proved to be enough for the San Francisco 49ers to head into their bye week on a high note.
Brock Purdy bounced back from a shaky first half to lead three touchdown drives in the third quarter and the Niners narrowly avoided another fourth-quarter collapse with a late defensive stand that sealed a 30-24 victory Sunday night.
“We're a confident team," left tackle Trent Williams said. “We know that we haven't played up to our standard that many times in these first eight games. I don't think that we were looking at this game to draw some newfound confidence. I just think that when we can run the ball effectively and not turn it over, the results today are what we can expect.”
The Niners (4-4) bounced back from a loss last week in a Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City with a strong performance against the Cowboys (3-4) that they hope will set them up for another big push in the second half of the season.
San Francisco went 16-2 following its Week 9 bye week the past two seasons to make it to the NFC title game in 2022 and the Super Bowl last season.
Purdy had a TD run and threw a TD pass during the 21-0 third-quarter blitz that turned a 10-6 halftime deficit into a 27-10 lead.
But San Francisco had to hold on late after Dak Prescott threw two TD passes to CeeDee Lamb to cut the deficit to six. Prescott had a chance to complete the comeback, but threw four straight incomplete passes after getting the ball back with 3:05 left in the fourth quarter.
“I was frustrated. We made it a game when it didn't need to be," linebacker Fred Warner said. "We put ourselves in that situation so we had to get ourselves out. It was about going out there and finishing the game and we did that.”
San Francisco took control in the third quarter, driving 60 yards after the opening kick of the half to score on rookie Isaac Guerendo's 4-yard run.
Deommodore Lenoir's interception that set up San Francisco in Dallas territory, leading to Purdy's 2-yard touchdown pass to George Kittle, who finished with six catches for 128 yards.
The Niners then drove 75 yards for another TD when Purdy scored on a sneak from 2 yards out.
“I saw the rest of our team was clicking and I just had to do my job,” Purdy said. “Third quarter, I came out and kept it simple, but also played aggressive.”
Purdy bounced back from a three-interception performance last week against the Chiefs to go 18 for 26 for 260 yards against Dallas.
The Cowboys returned from their bye and didn't look a whole lot better for most of the game than they did in a 47-9 loss at home to Detroit two weeks ago.
Prescott threw two interceptions for a third straight game - the first Cowboys quarterback to do that in 32 years - and struggled to generate any consistent offense until the fourth quarter.
The defense struggled to slow San Francisco down at all outside of when the Niners committed penalties or Purdy was off-target on a few passes. It added up to another loss that will increase the outside pressure on coach Mike McCarthy, who is in the final year of his contract.
“As coaches and players we can learn from this,” McCarthy said. “We’re 3-4, that’s the facts of this deal. I’m disappointed. We obviously felt we were going to come in here and do what we needed to do to get the win and we came up short.”
Prescott finished 25 for 38 for 243 yards. Lamb caught 13 passes for 146 yards.
49ers: RB Jordan Mason went to the locker room in the first half after re-injuring his shoulder that forced him to miss most of the secodn half two weeks ago against Seattle. ... LB Dee Winters left the game in the second half with a concussion. ... WR Deebo Samuel (ribs) left in the fourth quarter.
Cowboys: At Atlanta on Sunday.
49ers: At Tampa Bay on Nov. 10.
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Team Stats | ||
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Time of Pos | 26:48 | 33:12 |
1st Downs | 18 | 19 |
Rushing | 3 | 10 |
Passing | 13 | 9 |
Penalty | 2 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-12 | 8-16 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 292 | 469 |
Total Plays | 59 | 64 |
Avg Gain | 4.9 | 7.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 56 | 223 |
Rush Attempts | 19 | 36 |
Avg Rush Yards | 2.9 | 6.2 |
Net Yards Passing | 236 | 246 |
Comp. - Att. | 25-38 | 18-26 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.9 | 8.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-30 | 9-73 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-0 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 4-48.5 | 4-43.0 |
Return Yards | 128 | 81 |
Punts - Returns | 1-13 | 2-22 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 5-115 | 2-59 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Red Zone Eff. | 2-3 -67% | 3-4 -75% |
Goal to Go Eff. | 2-2 -100% | 3-4 -75% |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
D. Prescott
4 QB
17 FPTS
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D. Prescott | 25/38 | 243 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
E. Elliott
15 RB
10 FPTS
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E. Elliott | 10 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cook
20 RB
3 FPTS
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D. Cook | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Turpin
9 WR
3 FPTS
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K. Turpin | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Luepke
40 RB
0 FPTS
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H. Luepke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Prescott
4 QB
17 FPTS
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D. Prescott | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 17 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
C. Lamb
88 WR
39 FPTS
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C. Lamb | 17 | 13 | 146 | 2 | 29 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Tolbert
1 WR
7 FPTS
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J. Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ferguson
87 TE
8 FPTS
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J. Ferguson | 8 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Turpin
9 WR
3 FPTS
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K. Turpin | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Cook
20 RB
3 FPTS
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D. Cook | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Elliott
15 RB
10 FPTS
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E. Elliott | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Spann-Ford
47 TE
0 FPTS
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B. Spann-Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brooks
83 WR
0 FPTS
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J. Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | FF |
A. Oruwariye
27 CB
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A. Oruwariye | 6-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Kendricks
50 MLB
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E. Kendricks | 4-5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Diggs
7 CB
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T. Diggs | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Golston
99 DE
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C. Golston | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lewis
2 CB
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J. Lewis | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Overshown
13 LB
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D. Overshown | 3-5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hooker
28 FS
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M. Hooker | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Liufau
35 LB
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M. Liufau | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Wilson
6 DB
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D. Wilson | 2-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lawson
58 DE
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C. Lawson | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Smith
58 DT
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M. Smith | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Odighizuwa
97 DT
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O. Odighizuwa | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thomas
30 DB
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J. Thomas | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bell
14 SAF
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M. Bell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Turpin
9 WR
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K. Turpin | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lamb
88 WR
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C. Lamb | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Johnson
57 LB
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B. Johnson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Flournoy
80 WR
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R. Flournoy | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Watkins
79 DE
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C. Watkins | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wheat
91 DE
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T. Wheat | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Luepke
40 RB
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H. Luepke | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Sieg
44 LS
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T. Sieg | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Mukuamu
24 SAF
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I. Mukuamu | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Joseph
93 DT
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L. Joseph | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
B. Aubrey
17 K
6 FPTS
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B. Aubrey | 1/1 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Anger
5 P
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B. Anger | 4 | 48.5 | 3 | 59 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Turpin
9 WR
3 FPTS
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K. Turpin | 5 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Turpin 9 WR
3 FPTS
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K. Turpin | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | FPTS |
B. Purdy
13 QB
27 FPTS
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B. Purdy | 18/26 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
I. Guerendo
49 RB
18 FPTS
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I. Guerendo | 14 | 85 | 1 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Purdy
13 QB
27 FPTS
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B. Purdy | 8 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Pearsall
14 WR
10 FPTS
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R. Pearsall | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mason
24 RB
1 FPTS
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J. Mason | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Samuel
1 WR
12 FPTS
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D. Samuel | 4 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Taylor
32 RB
0 FPTS
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P. Taylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Juszczyk
44 FB
1 FPTS
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K. Juszczyk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | FPTS |
G. Kittle
85 TE
24 FPTS
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G. Kittle | 7 | 6 | 128 | 1 | 43 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Samuel
1 WR
12 FPTS
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D. Samuel | 7 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 47 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Pearsall
14 WR
10 FPTS
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R. Pearsall | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 10 |