Brock Purdy becomes highest-rated passer in NFL history as 49ers stay perfect

Washington Commanders 17–23 San Francisco 49ersNiners move to 6-0 but are pushed hard by WashingtonBrock Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian McCaffrey ran for two scores and the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Washington Commanders 23-17 on Monday night for their sixth straight win to open the season.The Niners followed up an emotional win last week at division rival Seattle by building a 20-point lead and holding off the Commanders (1-4-1) with two late defensive stops. Continue reading…

Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian McCaffrey ran for two scores and the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Washington Commanders Niners move to 6-0 but are pushed hard by Washington Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian McCaffrey ran for two scores and the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Washington Commanders 23-17 on Monday night for their sixth straight win to open the season. The Niners followed up an emotional win last week at division rival Seattle by building a 20-point lead and holding off the Commanders (1-4-1) with two late defensive stops.

“[The defense] did it for us all game, I’m proud of those guys … our defense balled,” Purdy said after the game. Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes in the second half to cut that 20-point deficit to 23-17, but Malik Mustapha broke up a fourth-down pass to Treylon Burks near the goalline with 1:54 to play to preserve the lead. Washington got the ball back at its 46 with 52 seconds remaining and moved down to the