Thanks largely to the brilliance of their quarterback Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers won 24-17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.
Purdy notably distributed a superb 76-yard touchdown pass to teammate Brandon Aiyuk at the start of the third quarter. Moreover, the quarter following the return from the locker room was the best for the 49ers (7-3). In addition to Aiyuk, George Kittle also managed to reach the end zone for the Buccaneers (4-6).
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Coming back to Purdy, he was almost perfect through the air, connecting with his teammates 21 times on 25 attempts (333 yards), in addition to collecting three touchdown passes. His opposite number Baker Mayfield did what he could, but without real success. The latter completed 29 of his 45 attempted passes for 246 yards.
Christian McCaffrey was the other author of a touchdown for the San Francisco team.
On the Bucs side, Mike Evans and Rachaad White responded. This defeat is the fifth in six games for them and they will try to return to victory against the Indianapolis Colts next Sunday.
As for the 49ers, they will cross swords with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday.