By JOSH DUBOW
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers began the final stretch of their season with a 37-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
The 49ers (10-4) returned from a bye week and showed an extremely sharp attack against the underachieving Titans (2-12), scoring on their first five possessions of a game for the first time since the 2021 season.
Purdy threw two touchdown passes to Jauan Jennings, another to George Kittle and the Niners got a TD run from Christian McCaffrey as San Francisco converted its first seven attempts on third down.
Purdy was 23 of 30 for 295 yards and the Niners won despite gaining just 87 yards from McCaffrey’s line of scrimmage.
Rookie Cam Ward threw a touchdown pass to Gunnar Helm in the second quarter and another in the fourth quarter to defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. Ward finished with 170 yards passing as the Titans failed to build on the momentum from a win over Cleveland last week and remained in a three-way tie for the worst record in the NFL. Tennessee has not won consecutive games since November 2022.
The Titans blew a good opportunity late in the first half when Ward missed a deep pass to a wide-open Van Jefferson and then Joey Slye missed a 50-yard field goal on the final play of the half to keep San Francisco’s lead at 17-10.
The Niners extended the lead to 14 points when Purdy connected with Jennings for the second time on the opening possession. Tennessee went three-and-out on its first two drives of the half and never had a chance to come back.
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