of San Francisco 49ers With many star players out with injuries in Week 3, the offense was always going to be a struggle. Los Angeles RamsThe 49ers placed star running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve, and wide receiver Deebo Samuel and tight end George Kittle were both ruled out ahead of the showdown with LA.
49ers QB Brock Purdy is often downplayed for his success because of all the great weapons around him, but with so many players out, he'll essentially have to do it on his own against the Rams. Purdy played great for most of the afternoon, but it still didn't mean anything because San Francisco's receivers just couldn't hold onto the ball.
The Rams came back from behind to beat the 49ers 27-24. After making it to the Super Bowl last year, the 49ers fell to 1-2 early this season.
Purdy was effective all day, completing 22 of 30 for 292 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. There was just one problem: his receivers dropped six passes. That's not how you win.
The Niners' worst drop came late in the fourth quarter with the score tied. On second down from the SF 43-yard line, Purdy threw a perfect pass to receiver Ronnie Brown, who somehow dropped it. Watch the play here:
I can pinpoint the exact moment Kyle Shanahan's mental breakdown happened: it was now.
Bell The third quarter saw another severe declineSo was Purdy. He wasn't the only one. San Francisco's weapons couldn't make plays for Purdy, even though Purdy was throwing the ball on time to his target.
Shanahan defended his quarterback after the game.
Purdy allowed eight incomplete passes, six of which were dropped. The Niners were the favorites to win the division at the start of the season, but Seattle Seahawks While the rest of the division is currently 1-2, suddenly it's 3-0.
Purdy and the Niners need to get their best weapon back in the lineup. We saw Patrick Mahomes struggle with incomplete passes from his receivers last year. Now Purdy needs to figure out how to overcome that.
