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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Brock Purdy threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns, and San Francisco defeated Denver 24-14 on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in an NFL game to stay unbeaten. Purdy completed 19 of 30 passes and added 29 rushing yards. George Kittle caught four passes for 70 yards and a score, Mike Evans had five catches for 76 yards, and Deebo Samuel Sr. added a rushing and receiving touchdown. Christian McCaffrey ran for 52 yards and a touchdown. Denver’s Bo Nix completed 25 of 42 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown and ran for 10 yards. Jaylen Waddle caught five passes for 35 yards and a score. Wil Lutz kicked a 52-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 40-yard field goal in the fourth. Nix connected with Waddle for a 13-yard score, and Tyler Badie converted the two-point attempt. Dre Greenlaw made 12 tackles for San Francisco, while Alex Singleton had 14 for Denver. The 49ers improved to 4-0, and the Broncos fell to 2-2 before an announced attendance of 70,776. San Francisco next travels to Seattle, while Denver visits the Los Angeles Chargers.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Brock Purdy threw two touchdown passes, including a 56-yard strike to George Kittle in the fourth quarter, and the San Francisco 49ers remained unbeaten with a 24-14 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco improved to 4-0. Denver fell to 2-2. The announced attendance was 70,776. Purdy, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound quarterback from Gilbert, Ariz., completed 19 of 30 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns while adding 10 carries for 29 yards. He guided an offense that leaned on Deebo Samuel Sr. and Christian McCaffrey in key moments. Samuel had three carries for 44 yards, five receptions for 26 yards, two kick returns for 49 yards and one touchdown. McCaffrey ran 15 times for 52 yards, caught three passes for 18 yards and scored once. Kittle finished with four receptions for 70 yards and one touchdown. Mike Evans added five catches for 76 yards. Jacob Cowing had one carry for 2 yards and one kick return for 25 yards. Kaelon Black carried six times for 13 yards. Kyle Juszczyk caught two passes for 28 yards. Denver quarterback Bo Nix, listed at 6-foot-2 and 217 pounds, completed 25 of 42 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown and ran twice for 10 yards. Jaylen Waddle caught five passes for 35 yards and one touchdown. Pat Bryant had three receptions for 47 yards. Tyler Badie ran twice for 7 yards, caught two passes for 32 yards and returned one kickoff for 21 yards. Courtland Sutton caught one pass for 4 yards. Evan Engram had one reception for 6 yards. Marvin Mims Jr. caught one pass for 10 yards, returned one punt for no yards and recorded one tackle. San Francisco’s defense was led by Dre Greenlaw, who made 12 tackles. Fred Warner added seven tackles. Marques Sigle and Upton Stout each had six tackles. Deommodore Lenoir and Ji’Ayir Brown each finished with four tackles. Renardo Green, Luke Farrell and Gracen Halton each had three tackles. Luke Gifford, Romello Height, Sebastian Valdez and Osa Odighizuwa each made two tackles. Siran Neal, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Matthew Judon, Jack Jones, Malik Mustapha, Colton McKivitz, Khalid Kareem, Naquan Jones and Keion White each recorded one tackle. Brayden Willis and Brandin Cooks did not record a stat. Corliss Waitman punted four times for 208 yards. Eddy Pineiro kicked a 24-yard field goal and handled extra points. Denver’s defensive effort included 14 tackles from Alex Singleton. Brandon Jones added nine tackles. Justin Strnad and Zach Allen each made five tackles. Talanoa Hufanga and Pat Surtain II each had four tackles. Quinn Meinerz, Devon Key and Adam Trautman did not record a stat. The Broncos also got contributions from their offense and special teams, though they were unable to convert a late drive into points. The Broncos opened the scoring when Wil Lutz connected on a 52-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining in the first quarter. San Francisco tied the game in the second quarter on Eddy Pineiro’s 24-yard field goal with 1:36 left before halftime. The 49ers took the lead in the third quarter when Purdy found Samuel on a short left pass for a 1-yard touchdown with 4:15 remaining, and Pineiro’s extra point made it a seven-point game. Denver cut into the deficit early in the fourth quarter on Lutz’s 40-yard field goal with 14:08 remaining. San Francisco answered when McCaffrey scored on a 1-yard run up the middle with 8:52 left, and Pineiro added the extra point. Denver made it a three-point game with 4:05 remaining when Nix threw a short left pass to Waddle for a 13-yard touchdown. Badie rushed up the middle for a successful two-point conversion. The 49ers restored a 10-point cushion with 2:15 remaining when Purdy hit Kittle for a 56-yard touchdown, and Pineiro’s extra point followed. Lutz attempted a 58-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining, but it was no good wide right. Denver entered the game having won two of its first three games. The Broncos had beaten the Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville at home and lost at Kansas City. San Francisco entered unbeaten after defeating Arizona and Miami at home and winning at the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers kept pace with their strong start behind Purdy, who had thrown four touchdown passes in a previous win over Arizona. In his previous outing, Purdy completed 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns against Arizona. Denver’s Nix tried to rally the Broncos late, but the offense stalled after the two-point conversion. San Francisco’s defense tightened in the final minutes, and the 49ers ran out the clock after Lutz’s missed field goal. The win gave San Francisco a 4-0 record, while Denver dropped to 2-2. Denver’s points came on two field goals, one touchdown and a two-point conversion. San Francisco’s points came on three touchdowns, one field goal and extra points. San Francisco will next visit Seattle. After that, the 49ers are scheduled to host Washington, visit Atlanta, host Las Vegas, visit Dallas, host Minnesota, host Seattle, visit the New York Giants, host the Los Angeles Rams and visit the Los Angeles Chargers. Denver will next visit the Los Angeles Chargers. After that, the Broncos are scheduled to host Seattle, visit Arizona, host Kansas City, visit Carolina, host Las Vegas, visit Pittsburgh, host Miami, visit the New York Jets and visit Las Vegas again. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Francisco 34, Denver 23. Interstat’s ELO system had projected San Francisco with a 62.5 percent probability to win. Denver had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3. The total score of 38 went over the over/under line of 48.5.

