2022 season · Week 13

Pregame

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

The 49ers (7-4) host the Miami Dolphins (8-3) at Levi's Stadium for a 1:25 PT kickoff.

Tua Tagovailoa leads the AFC's hottest team. The 49ers come off the shutout of the Saints. Jimmy Garoppolo starts for the 49ers; Brock Purdy is the backup.

Mike McDaniel, the Dolphins' first-year head coach, spent the previous five years as the 49ers' offensive coordinator.[1][2][3]

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

Mike McDaniel comes back to Levi's Sunday. The five-year offensive coordinator under Kyle Shanahan is now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, and the team he is running is the AFC's hottest at 8-3.

Tua Tagovailoa has thrown for 2,900 yards through eleven games. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are the receiver tandem that has finally found the QB Tagovailoa was always meant to be.

The 49ers' defense ranks first in the NFL in scoring. Garoppolo against the Dolphins. McDaniel against his old shop. The kind of game where the loser's season gets reset.

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

Week 13 is the December separator. The 49ers (7-4) and Dolphins (8-3) meet in a cross-conference matchup that pits two teams trying to lock in their top-seed math. Around the NFC the Eagles and Cowboys remain the top two; around the AFC the Bills, Chiefs, and Dolphins are in the top tier. The Sunday game is the kind of week where the loser's season takes a turn and the winner pulls ahead.

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

Through twelve games the 49ers are 7-4 with a +76 point differential. The Dolphins are 8-3 with a +66. Tua Tagovailoa averages 262 passing yards per game with 21 TDs and 5 INTs. Mike McDaniel was the 49ers' OC under Shanahan 2017-2021. The 49ers' defense ranks 1st in NFL scoring (16.0 ppg). Vegas opens the 49ers as 2-point home favorites; total 47.

League standings entering Week 13

Standings as of kickoff, Week 13 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: Philadelphia Eagles (10-1).

AFC

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills8-3--
Miami Dolphins8-3--
New York Jets7-4--
New England Patriots6-5--

AFC North

TeamRecStrk
Baltimore Ravens7-4--
Cincinnati Bengals7-4--
Cleveland Browns4-7--
Pittsburgh Steelers4-7--

AFC South

TeamRecStrk
Tennessee Titans7-4--
Indianapolis Colts4-7-1--
Jacksonville Jaguars4-7--
Houston Texans1-9-1--

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Kansas City Chiefs9-2--
Los Angeles Chargers6-5--
Las Vegas Raiders4-7--
Denver Broncos3-8--

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
San Francisco 49ers7-4--
Seattle Seahawks6-5--
Arizona Cardinals4-8--
Los Angeles Rams3-8--

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Philadelphia Eagles10-1--
Dallas Cowboys8-3--
New York Giants7-4--
Washington Commanders7-5--

NFC North

TeamRecStrk
Minnesota Vikings9-2--
Detroit Lions4-7--
Green Bay Packers4-8--
Chicago Bears3-9--

NFC South

TeamRecStrk
Tampa Bay Buccaneers5-6--
Atlanta Falcons5-7--
Carolina Panthers4-8--
New Orleans Saints4-8--

Game video

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Game info

Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Weather
58°F, 70% humidity, wind 5 mph
QB matchup
Jimmy Garoppolo vs Tua Tagovailoa
Vegas line
49ers -4.5
Over/Under
45.5 (over)

Score

Reveal through:

49ers 10, Miami Dolphins 749ers 17, Miami Dolphins 1049ers 23, Miami Dolphins 1049ers 33, Miami Dolphins 1749ers 33, Miami Dolphins 17[1][2]

1234T
Miami Dolphins7307710101717
San Francisco 49ers1076101017233333

Scoring plays

Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.

Q1

TeamPlayScore
DolphinsTrent Sherfield 75 yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa ( Jason Sanders kick)7-0
49ersRobbie Gould 47 yard field goal7-3
49ersKyle Juszczyk 3 yard pass from Brock Purdy ( Robbie Gould kick)7-10

Q2

TeamPlayScore
DolphinsJason Sanders 43 yard field goal10-10
49ersChristian McCaffrey 3 yard pass from Brock Purdy ( Robbie Gould kick)10-17

Q3

TeamPlayScore
49ersRobbie Gould 43 yard field goal10-20
49ersRobbie Gould 36 yard field goal10-23

Q4

TeamPlayScore
DolphinsTyreek Hill 45 yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa ( Jason Sanders kick)17-23
49ersRobbie Gould 48 yard field goal17-26
49ersDre Greenlaw 23 yard fumble return ( Robbie Gould kick)17-33

Recap

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

Tua Tagovailoa threw a 75-yard touchdown to Trent Sherfield on the opening play and Jimmy Garoppolo broke his left foot on a sack on the final play of the opening drive. Backup Brock Purdy ('Mr. Irrelevant') threw two touchdown passes and the 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins 33-17 at Levi's Stadium. Purdy went 25-of-37 for 210 with two TDs and an INT, capping his first NFL drive with a TD to Juszczyk and the half with a TD to McCaffrey. The 49ers improved to 8-4 with their fifth straight win.[1][2][3]

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

Brock Purdy is the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. Mr. Irrelevant. Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium he became the 49ers' starting quarterback.

Tua Tagovailoa threw a 75-yard touchdown on the opening play. Jimmy Garoppolo broke his left foot on the final play of the opening drive. Purdy, who had thrown nine career passes in mop-up duty at the end of the Chiefs game, came in cold and led the 49ers on a touchdown drive that ended with a 3-yard throw to Kyle Juszczyk. He capped a two-minute drive at the end of the half with a 3-yard touchdown to Christian McCaffrey. The 49ers won 33-17.

Mike McDaniel, the former 49ers offensive coordinator now running the Dolphins, lost his first matchup against the team that built his career. The Dolphins' five-game winning streak ended. The 49ers' season changed quarterback for the second time in twelve weeks. Purdy looked like a quarterback for one afternoon. The conversation about whether he can do it for a Sunday will be Tuesday's. 8-4.

AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

49ers 33, Dolphins 17. Margin: +16. Thirteen-game record: 8-4, +92 differential.

  • Tua: 75-yard TD on opening play.
  • Garoppolo: broken left foot, sack on final play of opening drive.
  • Purdy: 25-of-37 for 210, 2 TD, 1 INT (first start as backup-to-the-backup).
  • Purdy's first drive: TD to Juszczyk (3y). End of half: TD to McCaffrey (3y).
  • Dolphins 5-game win streak snapped.
  • 49ers 8-4 (5 straight); Dolphins 8-4.
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)

A 33-17 win over the Dolphins at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers improve to 8-4 with their fifth straight win, but Garoppolo's broken foot ends his season.

How it unfolded

Tagovailoa threw a 75-yard touchdown to Trent Sherfield on the opening play to put Miami up 7-0. Garoppolo broke his left foot on a sack on the final play of the opening drive. Purdy came in cold and led the 49ers down the field, ending the drive on a 3-yard touchdown to Juszczyk. The 49ers took the lead on a touchdown to Aiyuk. Purdy's two-minute drill ended on a 3-yard touchdown to McCaffrey with 4 seconds left in the half. The second half added two more 49ers scores and the defense produced two takeaways of Tagovailoa.

The turning point

Purdy's first drive of the half. Cold off the bench after Garoppolo's injury, Purdy completed a drive that ended in a touchdown and proved he was not going to be the kind of rookie who throws an interception on his first NFL start.

By the numbers

Purdy 25-of-37 for 210 yards with two TDs and one INT. McCaffrey 18 carries for 119 plus 5 receptions for 53. Tagovailoa 295 passing on 35 attempts. The 49ers' defense generated three sacks and the two takeaways.

Personnel watch

Garoppolo broken left foot on a sack, season-ending diagnosis pending. Purdy in his first NFL start. The 49ers' offense, with the new quarterback, ran a simplified version of the game-plan that the team had been running with Garoppolo, leaning more heavily on McCaffrey in the run game.

What it means

8-4 with the quarterback room changing for the second time in twelve weeks. Brock Purdy is the starter going forward. The Buccaneers come up at home next; Tom Brady is the next quarterback Purdy will face.

Box score

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
SFO
Brock Purdy25/3721021
Jimmy Garoppolo2/45600
MIA
Tua Tagovailoa18/3329522
Skylar Thompson0/1001

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
SFO
Christian McCaffrey1766030
Jordan Mason851019
Deebo Samuel4509
Kyle Juszczyk1000
Brock Purdy4-102
MIA
Raheem Mostert73008
Jeff Wilson1303

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
SFO
Christian McCaffrey880133
Deebo Samuel658012
Brandon Aiyuk546023
Jauan Jennings234019
George Kittle222019
Tyler Kroft114014
Kyle Juszczyk31215
MIA
Tyreek Hill9146145
Trent Sherfield175175
River Cracraft229018
Durham Smythe221019
Alec Ingold31507
Jaylen Waddle1909

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