"Those numbers continue to dwindle as Purdy gave a master class on how to play quarterback before a Monday Night Football national audience in a 48-27 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The 49ers needed it too, because all the rumblings of Philip Rivers at age 44 being unable to throw the ball more than a few yards turned out to be fake news. Rivers was good. Purdy was great. Probably as great as he's ever been."
"This was Purdy at his dart-throwing best, completing 25 of 34 passes for 295 yards and five touchdowns, the first time any 49ers quarterback has ever done it on a Monday night and the first since Joe Montana in 1990 to do it in the regular season. (Steve Young had six in Super Bowl XXIX.) Purdy, who had a head cold all week, was sniffling in between answers but clear of mind when it came to operating Kyle Shanahan's offense and making all the right decisions."
Brock Purdy delivered a masterful performance, completing 25 of 34 passes for 295 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-27 road victory over the Indianapolis Colts. The performance marked the first time a 49ers quarterback achieved five TDs on a Monday night and the first regular-season occurrence since Joe Montana in 1990. Philip Rivers played well and provided some momentum for the Colts, but Purdy dominated with pinpoint accuracy. Purdy played despite a head cold and made mostly correct decisions, producing only two questionable throws, one nit-pick and one late overthrow that was intercepted. Kyle Shanahan described the outing as nearly perfect. The 49ers extended their win streak to five and improved to 11-4.
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