SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The recall Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes after replacing Jimmy Garoppoloinjured, and the San Francisco 49ers were still dominant defensively in a 33-17 victory over the Dolphins de Miamisunday.
The 49ers (8-4) allowed a 75-yard touchdown pass to Trent Sherfield on the first play from the line of scrimmage, but they gave the Dolphins very few quality plays (8-4) until the fourth quarter.
The 49ers picked up a fifth straight win and limited an offense that had scored at least 30 points in its last four games.
Garoppolo was transported to the locker room in a golf cart and did not return, leaving the game in the hands of Purdy, who had thrown just nine passes.
Kyle Shanahan’s squad learned after the clash that Garoppolo is suffering from a broken foot, and that his season is over.
“We are really happy with our performance, we overcame adversity. It’s a special win, but we’re devastated by the news about Jimmy, the coach said. “I announced it to the guys straight after the game and it was a wave of emotions. It’s a tough sport and it’s heartbreaking. »
That means Purdy, a seventh-round pick, is the Niners’ new starting quarterback. Shanahan was impressed with the character he showed upon arriving as reinforcements.
“He answered the call. Brock made big plays, he showed guts. We’re going to do our best to overcome that and we have to fine-tune some things of course, but he held his own in a hard-fought game. We protected the ball well and didn’t cause a turnover,” added Shanahan.
The Niners also signed backup quarterback Josh Johnson and added him to their 53-man roster. In 13 seasons in the NFL, Johnson has worn the colors of 14 different clubs, a league record. The one who is on his third stint in San Francisco was on the Broncos’ practice squad.
Jimmie Ward et Deommodore Lenoir intercepted a pass from Tua Tagovailoa in the third quarter, leading to two field goals.
The 49ers saw their four-game second-half scoreless streak snapped when Tagovailoa threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill in the first minute of the fourth quarter.
The 49ers defensive unit capped off its performance when Nick Bosa caused a fumble Dre Greenlaw returned 23 yards for a major.
The Dolphins saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. It was head coach Mike McDaniel’s first game against the 49ers after five years as an assistant in San Francisco.
Purdy, the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, had his momentum for the 49ers when Garoppolo injured his foot when he was sacked on the final play of the first series on offense .
Purdy capped his first offensive streak of the game by throwing a three-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Juszczyk to give the 49ers a 10-7 lead.
“Brock played a lot of football and you can see that,” Juszczyk said. Simply with the way he plays at quarterback. He understands things and he trusts him. I thought he had done a very good job in the caucuses. He commanded the respect of all and he executed the plays. I think we can definitely do great things with Brock. »
Purdy then orchestrated a fine offensive streak to end the half. He completed six passes for 75 yards, including a three-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey.
Purdy completed 25 of 37 passes during the game for 210 passing yards. He threw two touchdowns and an interception.
Geno Smith at his best against struggling Rams
DK Metcalf caught a touchdown pass from Geno Smith with 36 seconds left in the game and the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams 27-23.
Smith had a career-high 367 yards through the air and threw three touchdown passes for the Seahawks (7-5)who regained victory after two defeats against a team that was without Aaron Donald.
The Rams (3-9)defending champions, signed a sixth consecutive defeat.
After a second run of Cam Akers for the touchdown that put the Rams ahead 23-20 with 2:56 to go, Smith headed the game-winning 75-yard push as he joined Marquise Goodwin for 17 yards. He then hit Metcalf between two roofers in the end zone.
Tyler Lockett et Noah Fant also scored majors in this win. Lockett notably had nine catches for his best performance of the season with 128 yards.
In the Rams’ loss, Bobby Wagner had two sacks and an interception in his first career game against his former team, which he played for 10 years.
Derek Carr threw two long touchdown passes to Davante Adams in the third quarter to allow the Las Vegas Raiders to come from behind and win 27-20 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Raiders’ defense also got the job done, giving headaches to Justin Herbert who suffered five quarterback sacks.
Vegas (5-7) thus won a third game in a row, while the Chargers (6-6) take a big hit to their hopes of making the playoffs.
LA had a 10-0 lead in the second quarter but were totally outplayed afterwards. Carr completed a 31-yard pass to Adams early in the third quarter to lead 17-13. The duo added it only 4 minutes later.
Adams finished the game with eight catches and 177 yards, crossing the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth season since 2018. He also has 85 career touchdowns, which allows him to pass Calvin Johnson for fifth among receivers in their first nine campaigns.