Brock Purdy looked sharp in his first appearance of the preseason for the 49ers on Saturday. He completed 5-of-7 passes for 66 yards on an opening field-goal drive against the Raiders in Allegiant Stadium.
Purdy hit Ricky Pearsall on the first two plays of the game and then the best throw came on a third-and-18 conversion, where Purdy let go of the ball before Pearsall even cut inside on his dig route. The two did have a miscommunication later in the endzone, when Pearsall apparently went the wrong way on a choice route, and Purdy’s other incompletion was off the hands of Demarcus Robinson.
The 49ers have had a lot of injuries at training camp, and had three more players go down early in Saturday’s game. Guard Dominick Puni left the game with a knee injury after teammate Matt Hennessy was pancaked back onto his leg, blocking on a successful field goal try. Running back Patrick Taylor was knocked out with a shoulder injury, and then rookie running back Corey Kiner was carted off the field after his ankle apparently got twisted up on a tackle after a 19-yard run.