"The 49ers couldn't run the ball. They couldn't stop the run. They were gashed through the air by an opposing quarterback for whom on-target passes are a career rarity. They went entire series where catching a football seemed like an impossible feat, and for good measure, they got burned for a touchdown on special teams. It was, in short, a complete and total mess. A no-good, very bad game."
"In the modern NFL, a game like Sunday's is the exact kind of game in which you turn to your franchise quarterback to fix things. The great quarterbacks are janitors for organizational messes, smoothing over the cracks and making a bad team look competent for three hours. On Sunday, the 49ers looked like a bad team. They needed the full-fledged, dark-magic, MVP-vote-receiving, $265-million-contract version of Brock Purdy. That's not what was under center."
"Purdy, clearly hobbled by the sorta-kinda-turf toe that sidelined him for two games, was sailing passes all afternoon. He couldn't step into his throws, and his secret weapon that sneaky scrambling ability that extends drives unsurprisingly stayed holstered. Of the four turnovers San Francisco gift-wrapped for Jacksonville, Purdy had his fingerprints all over three of them: two interceptions and a game-sealing fumble."
The 49ers suffered a 26-21 defeat marked by failures across offense, defense, and special teams. The rushing attack produced little, while run defense repeatedly allowed big gains. Jacksonville completed several timely passes to exploit coverage breakdowns. Multiple series included numerous drops and poor execution, and a special-teams touchdown widened the gap. Quarterback Brock Purdy appeared limited by a turf-toe issue that prevented him from stepping into throws and using his scrambling ability. San Francisco committed four turnovers, three of which involved Purdy, and the loss exposed execution and personnel weaknesses despite a late, insufficient rally.
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