SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes in six consecutive games with multiple touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers clinched second place in the NFC playoffs on Sunday with a 2-0 win. Cardinals.
Purdy overcame two sacks by JJ Watt in the final game of the defenseman’s stellar career, completing two touchdown passes to George Kittle and one to Christian McCaffrey to lead the Niners (13-4) to their 10th win. regular season.
San Francisco outscored Minnesota in the tiebreaker for second place in the playoffs, ensuring the 49ers don’t have to play on the road before the NFC title game. The Niners failed to wrap up a bye week in the first round as Philadelphia beat the New York Giants.
The Cardinals (4-13) finished the season in reverse, losing seven consecutive games to match the franchise record for games lost in a season.
