LONDON — San Francisco scored three touchdowns off Seattle turnovers and the unbeaten 49ers edged the reigning Super Bowl champions, 32-29, on Sunday (Monday in Manila) while Minnesota improved to 5-0 as well.
Eddy Pineiro’s 44-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining gave the 49ers the final margin and San Francisco’s defense forced a turnover on downs with 47 seconds remaining to beat their C West division rival.
Thirty-eight points — 21 by the Niners — scored off seven turnovers, four by Seattle, were the most in an L game since 2017.
Mike Evans caught seven passes for 113 yards, including a two-yard touchdown toss from Brock Purdy after a Renardo Green interception and a crucial two-point conversion.
“Toughness and heart,” Evans said. “We’ve got a locker room full of those guys. We knew it was going to be a dogfight. They’re a great team. We showed we’re a great team as well.”
Fred Warner knocked lose a fumble by Emanuel Wilson that Malik Mustapha recovered one play before Christian McCaffrey ran for a San Francisco touchdown.
Gracen Halton recovered a George Holani fumble in the end zone to give the 49ers a 21-13 halftime lead.
Seattle’s Nehemiah Pritchett picked off Purdy to set up Sam Darnold’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaxson Smith-Njigba to give Seattle a 23-21 lead.
Purdy flipped a seven-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks and the conversion to Evans for a 29-26 49ers’ lead, only for Jason Myers to equalize from 40 yards on his fifth field goal, setting up the final drama. AFP
