Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a>WORST: QB Brock Purdy<\/p>\nPurdy may have thrown two touchdowns in this one, but he also threw two interceptions to Quinyon Mitchell on some ugly throws. A quarterback who’s normally very efficient completed just 58.1% of his passes.<\/p>\n
BEST: The entire defense<\/p>\n
How many injuries has this unit dealt with? They don’t have Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams, Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune, Nick Martin or Luke Gifford before losing Ji’Ayir Brown in the first half. They still held the Eagles to just 19 points. They deserve a ton of praise for their effort.<\/p>\n
WORST: RB Christian McCaffrey, the runner<\/p>\n
McCaffrey has struggled on the ground for a lot of the year, and that wasn’t much different in this one, as he carried the ball 15 times for 48 yards (3.2 yards per attempt).<\/p>\n
BEST: RB Christian McCaffrey, the receiver<\/p>\n
McCaffrey continued to be a go-to target in the passing game. He hauled in six passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns, one from Purdy and one from Jauan Jennings.<\/p>\n
WORST: Special Teams<\/p>\n
Skyy Moore called for a fair catch at his own 5-yard line. Thomas Morstead had two shanked punts. Eddy Pineiro missed an extra point. That’s not a recipe for success.<\/p>\n
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