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Nick Shook’s takeaways:
- Purdy rebounds. Six days after enduring an unsightly efficiency in a win over Carolina, Purdy seemed rather more like his standard self. The statistics — 16 of 29, 168 yards, one landing cross — do not fairly recommend it, however Purdy made numerous key throws by navigating the pocket and rolling away from strain, stopping Cleveland’s ferocious cross rush from making a major distinction. Even extra spectacular was that Purdy accomplished many of those passes on a windy late-November day alongside the shore of Lake Erie that included gusts of 20 miles per hour. Unlike earlier weeks, Purdy’s passes have been delivered with extra zip, have been largely correct and represented a much-needed enchancment from the place he began when he returned from harm. That’s excellent news for a 49ers group that may want its quarterback at his greatest going ahead.
- Giveaways doom Browns. As has been the case for a lot of the 2025 season, Cleveland’s protection stored the Browns inside putting distance of the 49ers for a good portion of Sunday’s sport. It pressured 4 punts on San Francisco’s first six possessions, and whereas the Browns did not file a takeaway, the ultimate rating is as soon as once more not indicative of how Jim Schwartz’s unit carried out. The different areas of the sport, nonetheless, are the place the Browns faltered. Facing fourth-and-1 on his 33 halfway by means of the third quarter in a 10-8 sport, Kevin Stefanski dialed up a direct snap to rookie tight finish Harold Fannin Jr. , his first such utilization in his profession. Fannin fumbled the snap, leading to a major giveaway on the Browns’ 32. Undrafted rookie Gage Larvadain muffed two punts and misplaced the second, giving the 49ers possession at Cleveland’s 18 and all however surrendering any hope of a comeback in a 17-8 sport early within the fourth. Both turnovers led to touchdowns, taking a two-point sport and turning it right into a 15-point deficit, an insurmountable distinction for the Browns’ low-ceiling offense. Add in a questionably aggressive resolution to go for it on San Francisco’s 20 early within the contest, and it is simple to see how Cleveland — a group with little margin for error — ended up on the shedding finish of a lopsided defeat.
- Niners cross rush makes a shock look. Since shedding Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams to harm, San Francisco’s cross rush has all however disappeared in latest weeks. That wasn’t the case Sunday. Clelin Ferrell notched two sacks as a part of a team-best 9 sort out day whereas Keion White logged one other as a part of a defensive effort that noticed the 49ers register a strain price of 36.7%. On third down particularly, San Francisco’s cross rush made for a busy expertise for rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders in solely his second NFL begin, undercutting a Browns offense that also managed to realize 253 complete yards however produced simply eight factors. It’s not a assure this cross rush will out of the blue grow to be a frequent contributor, however for one Sunday, it was good to see the Niners get after the quarterback greater than standard.
Next Gen Stats perception from 49ers-Browns (by way of NFL Pro): Shedeur Sanders averaged a 3.37-second time to throw in his second begin, the longest time to throw by a Browns quarterback during the last three seasons. As a outcome, the 49ers cross rush was capable of generate a 36.7% strain price, their second-highest of the season (and highest with out Nick Bosa), whereas logging three sacks, regardless of blitzing only one time.
NFL Research: Christian McCaffrey cleared 800 dashing yards and 800 receiving yards in a season for the third time in his profession, becoming a member of Marshall Faulk as the one two gamers to perform this feat.