Brock Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian Mc Caffrey ran for two scores and the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Washington Commanders 23-17 for their sixth straight win to start the season on Monday night.
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. Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes in the second half to cut the deficit to 23-17, but Malik Mustapha broke up a fourth-down pass to Treylon Burks near the goal line with 1:54 to play to preserve the lead.
Washington got the ball back with 52 seconds remaining, but Daniels was called for intentional grounding and was then sacked by Keion White and Ogbo Okoronkwo before he could throw a desperation pass.
Purdy went 21 for 29 for 264 yards and officially became the highest-rated passer in NFL history after passing the 1,500-attempt threshold to qualify. His 105.6 rating is ahead of Lamar Jackson's 102.7. Head coach Kyle Shanahan praised the team's competitive stamina, saying he was proud of the defense for finding a way to overcome. Washington lost star wide receiver Terry Mc Laurin to a left knee injury in the first quarter.
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