Jarrett Stidham was shockingly good, becoming the second QB to throw for 350+ yards and three TDs in his first career start and the only quarterback other than Patrick Mahomes to throw three touchdown passes against San Francisco this season.
Stidham was incredibly confident while getting 10.7 YPA against the league’s best defense and suddenly becomes someone to watch moving forward … Brock Purdy is reportedly playing through fractured ribs and had some accuracy issues Sunday, but he has multiple TD passes and has been a top-15 fantasy QB in all four of his starts.
Davante Adams was the No. 2 fantasy WR this week and broke Tim Brown’s franchise record for season receiving yards during this crazy catch.
Stidham to Adams was a real thing throughout Sunday against a San Francisco defense that entered allowing easily the fewest yards per play on the road.
Maybe Adams will be going from one Hall of Fame QB to another after all!
Christian McCaffrey recorded his 27th career game with 50+ rushing and 50+ receiving yards; the second-most ever (Marshall Faulk).
McCaffrey now has 487 more yards than Miles Sanders, who made the Pro Bowl over CMC … It required a short missed field goal by Robbie Gould late, but Josh Jacobs became the first player to run for 60 yards against SF this year in overtime when he also broke 2,000 yards from scrimmage.
Nick Bosa called Jacobs the best running back he’s played against during his career after the game.
Brandon Aiyuk went into beast mode late, recording four catches (all for first downs) during SF’s final fourth-quarter drive alone.
Aiyuk had the second-highest target share in the league Sunday, but Deebo Samuel is expected to return next week … The 49ers have won nine games in a row, and while SF improved its chances of getting two home games while moving to the No. 2 seed, a first-round matchup with the Packers sure looks tougher than one against the Giants. ♦
