The 49ers handily defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Sunday, and their PFF ratings show which players – new faces and familiar ones – had the biggest impact.
Brock Purdy had an outstanding performance, completing 19 of his 26 pass attempts for 296 yards and three touchdowns – but that doesn’t tell the whole story. While coach Kyle Shanahan said the young quarterback made “one of the worst decisions” of his NFL career in the win, which luckily went in his favor, much of his performance was positively notable.
The second-year quarterback’s overall score of 91.7 is a career-high and is due in part to the efficiency of his deep passes. Purdy completed all six of his attempts for 20 or more yards downfield, accounting for 163 yards, three touchdowns and a perfect passer rating of 158.3.
Purdy’s 66.7 percent completion rate (20 completions on 30 attempts) on passes of 20 yards or more is a league high this season, and his 20 completions rank third among all quarterbacks.
On the defensive side of the ball, the 49ers forced more takeaways (four) than the Jaguars had points on the scoreboard. It was a group effort on all three levels, which is reflected in their grades.
Here are more highlights from the 49ers’ Week 10 PFF classes:
offense
TE George Kittle – 84.8
The All-Pro tight end caught three of his four targets for 116 yards and a walk-in touchdown. Kittle is currently averaging a career-high 16.0 yards per catch this season. The average target depth for Kittle on Sunday was 19.5 yards.
RB Christian McCaffrey – 84.4
McCaffrey didn’t score a touchdown for the 18th straight game, but was very productive in the running and passing game. The All-Pro registered 16 carries for 95 yards, including four runs of 10 yards or more, and his average of 5.9 yards per carry is his second-highest mark of the season.
OG Jon Feliciano – 81.7
In his first start in the 49ers’ offense, Feliciano received the highest grade of any 49ers guard this season and allowed just one pressure.
Offensive line:
LT Trent Williams – 71.1 overall, 57.3 pass blocking (two hits, two hurries)
LG Jon Feliciano – 81.7 overall, 81.2 pass blocking (one pass)
C Jake Brendel – 74.1 overall, 83.1 pass blocking (no pressures)
RG Spencer Burford – 72.6 overall, 75.6 pass blocking (no pressures)
RT Colton McKivitz – 55.5 overall, 55.7 pass blocking (one hit, three hurries)
*McCaffrey was responsible for a rush
defense
DL Nick Bosa – 93.6
Bosa received his best grade of the season with a 93.6, which is the fourth time he has received a grade of 90 or higher. The 49ers pass rusher is tied with Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett as the highest-graded edge defender this season with an average grade of 92.9.
Bosa leads the NFL with 16 quarterback hits – five more than any other defensive back. On Sunday, the former No. 2 overall pick recorded two sacks, a hit — which forced an interception — a rush and a forced fumble.
DL Javon Hargrave – 89.6
Hargrave earned a pass-rush grade of 82.0 after recording a sack, a hit, two hurries and three run stops. His 90.3 pass-rush rating this year ranks behind only Dexter Lawrence of the New York Giants and Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams among interior defensive linemen.
The defensive line:
Chase Young – 60.7 overall, 63.0 pass rush (one sack, one hit, two hurries)
Clelin Ferrell – 50.2 overall, 57.3 pass rush (one sack)
Arik Armstead – 64.5 overall, 58.7 pass rush (one sack)
LB Fred Warner – One hit
CB Deommodore Lenoir – A rush
LB Fred Warner – 90.0
Warner played all over the field and recorded seven tackles, four solo tackles, one pass breakup and one interception. The All-Pro’s quarterback hit came on his only blitz attempt.
CB Ambry Thomas – 81.3
The second-year defensive back allowed just two catches on three targets for 14 yards after forcing an incompletion. Thomas also forced a fumble, which he recovered and would have returned for a touchdown had it not been called back for a penalty.
Bits and pieces:
The 49ers simplified their defensive schemes, hitting Trevor Lawrence on just three of his 36 dropbacks. The Jaguars’ quarterback was only able to complete three of his nine attempts for 76 yards and one interception on throws of 10 yards or more downfield.
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