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Mac Jones threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns to lead a depleted 49ers team to a 26-23 overtime win, improving their record to 4-1, officials said.
- On Oct 2, 2025, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones led the injury-depleted team to a 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, California.
- Because Purdy was out with a toe problem, the 49ers entered Week 5 severely depleted without Brock Purdy, three top wide receivers including Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall, and tight end George Kittle.
- Jones completed 33-of-49 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns, igniting an eight-play, 72-yard opening drive and starting overtime with consecutive completions before the winning field goal.
- The win pushed the San Francisco 49ers to 4-1 and atop the NFC West, and the team must now decide its starting quarterback for the Oct. 12 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jones battled a sore left knee and forearm cramping, finishing strong as cameras caught him eating 11 bananas; 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he was "real impressed.
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49ers’ Kyle Shanahan thought Mac Jones was done . . . and then he went back on the field
Mac Jones was done. Even coach 49ers’ coach Kyle Shanahan thought so. He was clearly struggling in the second half of a 26-23 overtime road victory against the Los Angeles Rams Thursday night to the point where it appeared he would have to leave the game. Jones had taken a blow on his left knee, already protected by a brace. A calf was tightening up. Then his right arm began to cramp and he started to get sick on the sideline. Jones ate three ba…
Mac Jones Goes Bananas As 49ers Starting Quarterback, So Is He Replacing Brock Purdy?
After Mac Jones led the San Francisco 49ers to a lead late in regulation Thursday night, got himself a celebratory banana for his efforts, and then marched his team for the eventual game-winning field goal in overtime, we pretty much all realized what came next."There's going to be a whole quarterback thing going on in San Francisco, you know that," Prime play-by-play man Al Michaels announced as the victorious 49ers walked off the field.Oh, we …
Mac Jones leads short-handed San Francisco 49ers to thrilling OT win over Los Angeles Rams
Missing a plethora of key starters, back-up quarterback Mac Jones led the depleted San Francsico 49ers to a thrilling 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football.
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