That prompted the Colts to go to rookie Riley Leonard at quarterback, who threw for 145 yards on 18 of 29 passing. Barring any unforeseen circumstances with Anthony Richardson’s rehab, it seems Leonard is on track to start against the 49ers in Week 16 when the two teams meet on Monday Night Football.

LeSean McCoy revealed that a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver told him that they like playing with Mac Jones more than Brock Purdy.

Shanahan said he never considered replacing Purdy with Mac Jones, while Purdy said his toe injury was not a factor in the interceptions.

Brock Purdy rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers spoiled Shedeur Sanders’ first home start with a 26-8 victory over the Cleveland Browns

The San Francisco 49ers opened the practice window for rookie QB Kurtis Rourke. Though he may get only a few practice snaps, comparisons to a previous fellow seventh-round pick have followed him.

The San Francisco 49ers improved to the sixth spot in the NFC without even playing this week, and a lot of their hopes coming out of the bye week are riding on quarterback Brock Purdy. And they feel pretty good about that.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy led his team to a win in a windy game Sunday and moved himself up the list of passing touchdown leaders.

Purdy helped provide a big momentum boost with a 33-yard strike to Kittle directly into the wind with 15 seconds to play that set up a 25-yard field goal by Matt Gay, with the ball hitting the upright and clanging through for three points and a 10-8 halftime lead.

Brock Purdy discusses his 49ers O-line gift plans, jokes about teaming up with Mac Jones, and explains the sideline arm warmer fans spotted Sunday.

The 49ers find themselves in a strange yet calculated quarterback situation again, and John Lynch isn’t pretending otherwise. The franchise continues to ride Brock Purdy’s rise. But the presence of former first-round pick QB Mac Jones has naturally sparked questions about whether San Francisco will keep him or simply treat him like another insurance policy.