Brock Purdy's touchdown pass to George Kittle gets 49ers on board

Brock Purdy’s touchdown pass to George Kittle gets 49ers on board

January 20, 2024

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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Workers AuthorJan 20, 2024, 09:21 PM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For many of the first quarter, the Inexperienced Bay Packers have been in agency management towards the San Francisco 49ers. However two lengthy, time-consuming drives resulted in simply three factors for Inexperienced Bay.

That left an enormous opening that the Niners took benefit of to leap into the lead. Going through third-and-5 at Inexperienced Bay’s 32, quarterback Brock Purdy dropped again, rolled to his proper and located tight finish George Kittle open down the best hash.

Purdy’s go dropped completely into Kittle’s arms for a 32-yard landing and a 7-3 lead for the Niners with 8:42 left within the second quarter.