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Backup quarterback Mac Jones led the San Francisco 49ers to a road win over the Los Angeles Rams to kick off NFL Week 5 action.
The former first-round pick threw for 342 yards – the second-most in a game in his five-year career – on “Thursday Night Football” to stay undefeated as a starter for the 49ers this season.
Jones was in the zone all game. He remained focused amid the numerous distractions surrounding the 49ers’ injuries and a bizarre event that occurred prior to the game.
The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports Jones told his San Francisco teammates earlier that day that he was standing on the balcony of the team hotel in Marina Del Rey and saw a body floating in the water near the shore.
49ers QB Mac Jones saw a dead body by the team hotel before he won the game against the Rams.
Police are investigating.
What happened next? https://t.co/wfrFciMcCS
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) October 4, 2025
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the incident, per Russini.
Jones completed 33 of 49 passes (67.3%) for 342 yards and two touchdowns in the win. That marks his first 300-yard passing game since Sept. 10, 2023 for the New England Patriots in their 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
San Francisco starter Brock Purdy suffered toe and shoulder injuries in the 49ers’ season-opening win against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones took over in his place in Weeks 2 and 3, won both games, then missed Week 4 with a knee injury. Purdy was visibly dealing with the toe injury in Week 4 but played and the 49ers lost to Jacksonville.
Jones proved on “Thursday Night Football” he could hang tough in a close game against a potential playoff opponent – even with an extremely unusual event happening earlier in the day.