SANTA CLARA — In the 49ers’ 24-14 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco’s PFF grades show the toughness it needed to have on the field to get the victory.
Purdy received the third-highest grade (73.1) on the offense, behind only Mike Evans (88.9) and Trent Williams (73.1). The 49ers quarterback used his legs to extend plays and his passing ability to move the ball downfield.
Of the 49ers’ 140 rushing yards, 123 came after contact, giving them an average of 3.1 yards per run after contact.
Purdy used shorter passes, predominantly from 0 to 9 yards downfield, and let his teammates do the rest as 119 of Purdy’s 218 passing yards came after the catch.
Here is the breakdown of Purdy’s depth of target:
Behind the line of scrimmage: Completed three of four attempts
0-9 yards downfield: Completed 13 of 14 attempts
10-19 yards downfield: Completed two of six attempts
20 yards or more: Completed one of three attempts
Because the 49ers were facing a stronger pass rush than the past two games, Purdy got rid of the ball faster with shorter passes. The quarterback’s average time to throw dropped just under three seconds (2.99) for the first time since Week 1.
Purdy was blitzed on 14 of his 34 dropbacks, and he completed 10 of his 13 attempts for 118 yards and both of his touchdowns. When not blitzed, the signal-caller completed nine of his 17 attempts for 100 yards.
Here are more highlights from the 49ers’ Week 4 PFF grades:
Offense
WR Deebo Samuel – 62.4
PFF has Samuel a perfect five of five receiving for 26 yards and a touchdown, with 24 of those yards coming after the catch. As a ball-carrier, Samuel was even more impressive with 34 of his 44 total yards coming after contact for an average of 11.33 yards after contact.
WR Mike Evans – 88.9
Evans received the highest grade on the offense, catching five of his eight targeted for 76 yards, all with fractured ribs. Four of the All-Pro’s receptions were for first downs.
TE George Kittle – 62.8
Sixty-five of Kittle’s 70 total receiving yards came after the catch, most of which occurred on his 56-yard touchdown to seal the win.
For the fourth consecutive game, the offensive line did not allow a sack and Trent Williiams did not allow a single pressure.
11 pressures allowed:
Connor Colby – one hit, three hurries
Colton McKivitz – three hurries
Jake Brendel – one hit, one hurry
Dominick Puni – two hits
Defense
LB Dre Greenlaw – 71.6
This matchup with Greenlaw’s former team clearly meant a lot for the linebacker, who received the second-highest grade on the defense. The linebacker did it all, from leading the team in both pressures (four) and tackles (12).
Greenlaw also allowed two receptions for only 15 yards.
S Malik Mustapha – 81.5
Mustapha received the highest grade on the defense as he makes his way back from a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined during training camp. The safety was on the field for 21 snaps, registering one hurry, one tackle and no receptions on one target.
CB Deommodore Lenoir – 50.0
Lenoir quietly had a productive day with four tackles — three solo — and allowing only three completions on six targets for 22 yards.
16 total pressures:
Dre Greenlaw – four hurries
Keion White – one hit, two hurries
Sebastian Valdez – two hurries
Romello Height – two hurries
Ogbo Okoronkwo – two hurries
Osa Odighizuwa – two hurries
Malik Mustapha – one hurry
Snap count:
Osa Odighizuwa – 51 snaps (77 percent)
Keion White – 49 snaps (74 percent)
Romello Height – 37 snaps (56 percent)
Sebastian Valdez – 25 snaps (38 percent)
Gracen Halton – 25 snaps (38 percent)
Ogbo Okoronkwo – 25 snaps (38 percent)
Khalid Kareem – 19 snaps (29 percent)
Naquan Jones – 15 snaps (23 percent)
Matthew Judon – 14 snaps (21 percent)
11 total missed tackles:
Upton Stout and Fred Warner each missed two tackles while Jaden Duggar, Ji’Ayir Brown, Keion White, Dre Greenlaw, Naquan Jones, Khalid Kareem and Jack Jones all were charged with one missed tackle.
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