Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Brock Purdy completed 21-of-25 for 333 yards and three touchdowns, joining Joe Montana as the only 49ers quarterbacks with a perfect passer rating in a game with at least 15 attempts, in a 27-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium. Brandon Aiyuk set a career high with 156 receiving yards. Purdy threw a 76-yard TD to Aiyuk and TDs to McCaffrey (4y) and Kittle (3y). The 49ers led 13-7 at halftime and scored 17 unanswered points to put it away. The 49ers improved to 7-3.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Brock Purdy posted a perfect passer rating Sunday. 21-of-25, 333 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions. Joe Montana was the only 49ers quarterback who had done it in a game with at least 15 attempts before Sunday.
Brandon Aiyuk caught seven for 156, a career high, including a 76-yard touchdown that turned a tight game into the run-out. The 49ers led 13-7 at halftime, then ran off 17 unanswered to win 27-14.
The Buccaneers, with Baker Mayfield trying to manage an offense missing the kind of consistency Tom Brady provided through 2022, were the kind of opponent the 49ers were always going to handle if their offense was right. The offense, with Aiyuk, Samuel, and McCaffrey all healthy and on the field at the same time, was right.
By the numbers
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
49ers 27, Buccaneers 14. Margin: +13. Eleven-game record: 7-3, +122 differential.
- Purdy: 21-of-25 for 333, 3 TDs, 0 INT (PERFECT passer rating - 158.3; joins Joe Montana).
- Aiyuk: 7 catches for 156 (career high), 1 TD (76-yarder).
- Kittle: 3-yard TD.
- McCaffrey: 4-yard TD; total 12 carries 53 yards plus 4 catches 38.
- Mayfield: 1 TD pass.
- 17 unanswered points in 2H.
- 49ers 7-3; Buccaneers 3-7.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 27-14 win over the Buccaneers. The 49ers improve to 7-3 and Brock Purdy posts a perfect passer rating.
How it unfolded
Moody hit a field goal to open the scoring. Mayfield answered with a touchdown to give Tampa a 7-3 lead. Purdy hit McCaffrey for a 4-yard touchdown and Moody added another field goal to give the 49ers a 13-7 halftime lead. The third quarter belonged to the 49ers: Purdy connected with Aiyuk on the 76-yard touchdown that effectively decided the game. Kittle added a 3-yard touchdown in the fourth.
The turning point
The 76-yard touchdown to Aiyuk. With the 49ers leading 13-7 in the third quarter and the offense still feeling its way through, the Aiyuk score pushed the lead to two scores and gave Purdy his perfect-rating cushion.
By the numbers
Purdy 21-of-25 for 333 with three TDs and no INTs. Passer rating: 158.3, the maximum. Aiyuk seven catches for 156 yards (career high). McCaffrey 12 carries for 53 plus four catches for 38. Mayfield 18-of-30 for 246, one TD.
Personnel watch
Aiyuk in his best game as a 49er. Purdy at the level of statistical efficiency only Joe Montana had reached in franchise history. McCaffrey and Samuel both healthy and contributing. The defensive front kept pressure on Mayfield throughout.
What it means
7-3 with a perfect Purdy game and the offense playing at full capacity for the first time in over a month. The Seahawks on Thanksgiving night next.