Nearing the halfway point of the season, the San Francisco 49ers are riding high after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 42–19.
The win reduces Philadelphia’s lead (10-2) as the conference’s top challenger, but San Francisco (9-3) maintains its position as the No. 2 seed in the current NFC postseason standings.
The 49ers’ formula for success is still the same, and by assembling a complimentary football match, San Francisco was able to defeat another powerful team in the conference.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel found the end zone three times, while second-year quarterback Brock Purdy completed four touchdown passes and finished with a passer rating of 148.8. The defensive line produced four sacks and gave up just 19 points against one of the top five scoring units in the conference.
Based on Pro Football Focus’s weekly grades, running back Christian McCaffrey, wide receiver Deebo Samuel, and linebacker Fred Warner were the game’s finest performers in Week 13.
The breakdown of Week 13’s weekly grades is as follows:
RB Christian McCaffrey and WR Deebo Samuel are the top offensive performers.
In Week 13, Samuel outperformed every 49ers offensive player, earning an 86.1 overall grade for the 49 snaps he played. Samuel had a career-best performance, catching four catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns in addition to adding three carries for 22 yards and a touchdown on the ground. It is his best single-week grade since Week 3 against the New York Giants, with an overall score of 86.1.
In the meantime, McCaffrey finished his 52 snaps against the Eagles with an overall grade of 85.6. The veteran running back needed 61 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark, and he easily exceeded that amount.
In the 2014 season, McCaffrey became the first runner for the team to reach 1000 yards since Frank Gore.
Brad Spielberger of PFF stated, “Running back Christian McCaffrey added 93 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, routinely converting on key third downs.” “San Francisco was unstoppable with six straight touchdown drives to close this game out in convincing fashion.”
Best Defensive Player: Linebacker Fred Warner
With a 90.2 overall score at the end of Week 13, Warner holds the 49ers’ highest defensive grade. Despite being included in the top performers mix multiple times this season, the veteran linebacker’s performance against the Eagles earned him his best grade to date. Warner allowed only two catches for seven yards on Sunday as he finished the game with four total tackles, a quarterback hit, and three targets.
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