The 49ers pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Dallas Cowboys and advance to next Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at the Philadelphia Eagles.
SANTA CLARA – The 49ers booked a spot in the NFC Championship Game for the third time in four seasons Sunday, even if it took them a while to secure that reservation.
Rookie Brock Purdy, in his seventh win since relieving an injured Jimmy Garoppolo, delivered clutch completions down the stretch. He finished 18-of-29 for 214 yards with no turnovers. Purdy is just the fifth rookie quarterback in NFL history to win a divisional-round game, and just the third rookie QB to produce a pair of playoff wins, having downed the Seattle Seahawks in last weekend’s wild-card round.
Not until late in the third quarter Sunday did the 49ers truly make their move, sparked by George Kittle’s 30-yard, juggling catch to midfield. Back-to-back holding penalties by the Cowboys sent the 49ers to the 10-yard line, and after Kyle Juszczyk closed the quarter with an 8-yard run, McCaffrey opened the fourth with his 2-yard touchdown run up the middle, courtesy of great blocking, for a 16-9 lead.
McCloud, after fumbling away that punt return, ripped off a 53-yard kick return to the Cowboys’ 47-yard line that could have resparked the 49ers. Instead, they failed to get a first down and punted.
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