SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — One dominant quarter towards Dallas proved to be sufficient for the San Francisco 49ers to move into their bye week on a excessive word.
Brock Purdy bounced again from a shaky first half to guide three landing drives within the third quarter and the Niners narrowly averted one other fourth-quarter collapse with a late defensive stand that sealed a 30-24 victory Sunday night time.
“We’re a assured crew,” left deal with Trent Williams mentioned. “We all know that we haven’t performed as much as our customary that many occasions in these first eight video games. I don’t suppose that we had been taking a look at this recreation to attract some newfound confidence. I simply suppose that after we can run the ball successfully and never flip it over, the outcomes right this moment are what we will count on.”
The Niners (4-4) bounced again from a loss final week in a Tremendous Bowl rematch towards Kansas Metropolis with a robust efficiency towards the Cowboys (3-4) that they hope will set them up for an additional huge push within the second half of the season.
San Francisco went 16-2 following its Week 9 bye week the previous two seasons to make it to the NFC title recreation in 2022 and the Tremendous Bowl final season.
Purdy had a TD run and threw a TD move throughout the 21-0 third-quarter blitz that turned a 10-6 halftime deficit right into a 27-10 lead.
However San Francisco needed to maintain on late after Dak Prescott threw two TD passes to CeeDee Lamb to chop the deficit to 6. Prescott had an opportunity to finish the comeback, however threw 4 straight incomplete passes after getting the ball again with 3:05 left within the fourth quarter.
“I used to be pissed off. We made it a recreation when it didn’t have to be,” linebacker Fred Warner mentioned. “We put ourselves in that state of affairs so we needed to get ourselves out. It was about going on the market and ending the sport and we did that.”
San Francisco took management within the third quarter, driving 60 yards after the opening kick of the half to attain on rookie Isaac Guerendo’s 4-yard run.
Deommodore Lenoir’s interception that arrange San Francisco in Dallas territory, resulting in Purdy’s 2-yard landing move to George Kittle, who completed with six catches for 128 yards.
The Niners then drove 75 yards for an additional TD when Purdy scored on a sneak from 2 yards out.
“I noticed the remainder of our crew was clicking and I simply needed to do my job,” Purdy mentioned. “Third quarter, I got here out and stored it easy, but additionally performed aggressive.”
Purdy bounced again from a three-interception efficiency final week towards the Chiefs to go 18 for 26 for 260 yards towards Dallas.
The Cowboys returned from their bye and didn’t look a complete lot higher for many of the recreation than they did in a 47-9 loss at house to Detroit two weeks in the past.
Prescott threw two interceptions for a 3rd straight recreation — the primary Cowboys quarterback to try this in 32 years — and struggled to generate any constant offense till the fourth quarter.
The protection struggled to sluggish San Francisco down in any respect exterior of when the Niners dedicated penalties or Purdy was off-target on a number of passes. It added as much as one other loss that may improve the surface stress on coach Mike McCarthy, who’s within the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
“As coaches and gamers we will study from this,” McCarthy mentioned. “We’re 3-4, that’s the information of this deal. I’m dissatisfied. We clearly felt we had been going to come back in right here and do what we would have liked to do to get the win and we got here up brief.”
Prescott completed 25 for 38 for 243 yards. Lamb caught 13 passes for 146 yards.
Accidents
49ers: RB Jordan Mason went to the locker room within the first half after re-injuring his shoulder that compelled him to overlook many of the secodn half two weeks in the past towards Seattle. … LB Dee Winters left the sport within the second half with a concussion. … WR Deebo Samuel (ribs) left within the fourth quarter.
Up subsequent
Cowboys: At Atlanta on Sunday.
49ers: At Tampa Bay on Nov. 10.
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