- Tight end George Kittle caught three of the four touchdown passes for the 49ers
- Fred Warner also had a tremendous performance on defense against Dallas
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Brock Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers extended their dominance over the Dallas Cowboys with a 42-10 victory Sunday night.
The Niners (5-0) knocked the Cowboys out of the playoffs in tight games the past two seasons, adding intrigue to this early season matchup between perceived contenders.
The rematch wasn’t even close.
The Niners led 14-0 before the Cowboys got their initial first down of the night and were never really threatened on the way to matching a franchise record with their 15th straight regular-season win and earning their fifth 5-0 start.
Purdy calmly picked apart the league’s stingiest defense to improve to 10-0 as a starter in the NFL and San Francisco’s defense made life difficult on Dak Prescott all night.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy threw four touchdowns in the win over Dallas
![Cowboys star Dak Prescott admitted it was the 'most humbling' loss of his career to date](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/09/05/76323059-12609355-image-a-55_1696827529730.jpg)
Cowboys star Dak Prescott admitted it was the ‘most humbling’ loss of his career to date
![Tight end George Kittle caught three of the four touchdown passes for the 49ers in the game](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/09/05/76322901-12609355-image-a-7_1696826287576.jpg)
Tight end George Kittle caught three of the four touchdown passes for the 49ers in the game
‘The defense does their job, so it makes life easy for me,’ Purdy said.
Prescott was sacked three times and heaved an interception into double coverage after Dallas fell behind 28-10 in the third quarter. He threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter with his only highlight coming on a 26-yard TD pass to KaVontae Turpin in the second quarter.
‘It was such a great night for the whole defense, the whole team,’ said linebacker Fred Warner, who had a sack, an interception and a forced fumble. ‘It was so fun out here today.’
It was Dallas’ most lopsided defeat since losing 49-17 to New Orleans in 2013.
Dak Prescott admitted it was one of the ‘most humbling’ losses of his career as he reflected on a miserable evening in San Francisco.
‘I didn’t see it coming… This might be the most humbling game I’ve ever been a part of,’ Prescott said postgame.
Purdy again was nearly mistake free. A week after throwing only one incomplete pass in a win over Arizona, he repeatedly found openings downfield to Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and especially Kittle.
![Linebacker Fred Warner also had a tremendous performance on defense against the Cowboys](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/09/05/76322877-12609355-image-a-6_1696826213232.jpg)
Linebacker Fred Warner also had a tremendous performance on defense against the Cowboys
Purdy finished 17 for 24 for 252 yards and has not thrown an interception all season. He connected on a 19-yard TD pass to Kittle on the opening drive, a 38-yarder early in the second quarter on a reverse flea-flicker and then a 10-yarder to put the game away in the third quarter.
Kittle became the first Niners player with three TD catches in a game since Vernon Davis in 2009.
Purdy added a 1-yard TD pass to Kyle Juszczyk in the fourth quarter.
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