In the 49ers’ Monday Night Football battle against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy notched a statistical milestone that no 49ers signal-caller has tracked down since Colin Kaepernick.
Facing a second-and-goal snap from the Detroit 9-yard line, Purdy scrambled and then pump faked his way into the end zone for a 9-yard rushing score.
The rushing touchdown extended the 49ers’ lead over the Detroit Lions to 21-13. It also represented Purdy’s fifth rushing touchdown of the season, which matches Kaepernick for the most rushing touchdowns by a 49er quarterback in a season since Kaepernick also had five rushing scores during the 2012 San Francisco season.
Brock Purdy pump fakes and runs it in for the TD!
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Before Monday, Purdy had a pair of 1-yard rushing touchdowns against Kansas City on Oct. 20, a 2-yard rushing score against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 27 and a pair of and a 10-yard touchdown run against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 17.
Purdy opened San Francisco’s Monday night battle against Detroit 14-of-16 passing in the first half for 200 yards with touchdown strikes of 3 and 9 yards to 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and San Francisco fullback Kyle Juszczyk.
