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How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in brutal Week 11 loss to Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers’ PFF grades from their 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday show where the breakdowns were that led to losing a fourth-quarter lead for the third time this season.
Brock Purdy did his best to keep the ball moving, using his legs to scramble five times for 40 yards, 19 of which were after contact. The quarterback’s rushing total was just 39 yards behind running back Christian McCaffrey, who had his second consecutive game with 100-plus yards from scrimmage.
Jauan Jennings was the star of the receiving game, catching 10 of his 11 targets for 91 yards and a touchdown. No other wideout accumulated more than 27 yards receiving, a stark difference from the 49ers’ Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when it seemed everyone was involved as a target.
The defense’s inability to stop the Seahawks when it counted won’t be forgotten. The 49ers racked up nine missed tackles for a second consecutive week and allowed quarterback Geno Smith to complete 25 of his 32 attempts for 221 yards with one interception.
Here are the 49ers’ PFF grades from Week 11:
Offense
QB Brock Purdy — 63.7
Purdy received a 58.3 passing grade which was counteracted positively by his 71.5 rushing grade. The play-caller completed 21 of his 28 attempts for 159 yards and one touchdown with one rushing touchdown and one interception.
The third-year NFL quarterback was not as successful passing to his usual sweet spot, from 10-19 yards downfield. Purdy only completed three of his six attempts at this range for 46 yards.
Instead, Kyle Shanahan called more short passes from 0-9 yards downfield. Purdy completed 17 of his 19 attempts for 102 yards and one interception at the short range and no deep passes of more than 20 yards were attempted.
WR Jauan Jennings — 82.1
Jennings received the top grade on the offense for his 10-catch performance for 91 yards, including 21 yards after catch….
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Publish date : 2024-11-19 03:09:25
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