The San Francisco 49ers had each cause and excuse to lose Thursday’s sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams. They have been enjoying on a brief week on the highway, in opposition to a Tremendous Bowl contender and have been doing so with a badly depleted lineup that was with out a number of high starters, together with quarterback Brock Purdy and a few of their largest pass-catching targets.
Overlook simply shedding, they’d each cause to get blown out and entered the sport as eight level underdogs.
Not solely did they not get blown out, not solely did they cowl that unfold, they really gained the sport outright with a 26-23 additional time victory to enhance to 4-1 on the season and take over sole possession of first place within the NFC West.
Listed below are some key takeaways from the 49ers win:
Mac Jones is outplaying Brock Purdy
There may be not going to be a quarterback controversy in San Francisco as a result of the salaries will not be going to permit it. Brock Purdy is making greater than $50M per season, is the established starter and goes to maintain his job each time he returns (it could be longer than expected).
That doesn’t imply Mac Jones hasn’t been the higher quarterback this season. As a result of he has been.
Jones entered Thursday’s sport having practically an identical numbers to Purdy this season in the identical variety of video games in the identical offense, however with fewer turnovers and interceptions. He solely added to that with Thursday’s efficiency the place he accomplished 33-of-49 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns.
