George Kittle makes 49ers history in win over Cowboys

Brock Purdy passed for 260 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for a score as the San Francisco 49ers notched a 30-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at Santa Clara, Calif.

George Kittle had six receptions for 128 yards and one touchdown as the 49ers (4-4) beat the Cowboys for the fourth consecutive time, with two of those wins coming in the playoffs. Kittle also became the fifth player in 49ers history with 500 or more career receptions.

San Francisco rookie Isaac Guerendo rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, with most of the fourth-round pick’s workload coming after Jordan Mason exited with a shoulder injury. Purdy was 18-of-26 passing and rushed for 56 yards.

Dak Prescott completed 25 of 38 passes for 243 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Cowboys (3-4). CeeDee Lamb matched his career high of 13 receptions to go with 146 yards and two scores for Dallas, which lost its second straight game.

Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons (ankle) missed his third straight contest.

Prescott connected with Lamb on a 20-yard scoring pass to bring Dallas within six with 3:32 remaining in the game.

The Cowboys’ defense then forced a three-and-out by the 49ers. The Dallas offense took over with 3:05 left, but Prescott threw four straight incompletions to give San Francisco the ball at the Cowboys 25-yard line.

A short time later, Guerendo clinched the win with a 14-yard run on third-and-2, purposely sliding down at the Dallas 3.

San Francisco scored three third-quarter touchdowns to turn a four-point halftime deficit into a 27-10 advantage.

The 49ers moved 60 yards on five plays to start the third quarter, with Guerendo scoring from the Cowboys 4.

An interception by Deommodore Lenoir gave San Francisco the ball at the Dallas 32-yard line. Seven plays later, Purdy tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kittle to make it 20-10 with 7:14 left in the frame.

On the 49ers’ next drive, Kittle caught a 27-yard pass for the 500th reception of his career. He joins a star-studded franchise list that includes Jerry Rice (1,281 receptions), Terrell Owens (592), Roger Craig (508) and Dwight Clark (506).

The reception was one of the key plays on a 75-yard drive. Purdy capped it with a 2-yard run to the end zone to boost the lead to 17 with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

Dallas cut its deficit to 10 on Prescott’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Lamb with 7:58 remaining in the game.

Anders Carlson’s 41-yard field goal, his third make of the night, gave the 49ers a 30-17 lead with 4:25 left.

Dallas led 10-6 at halftime thanks to Ezekiel Elliott’s 1-yard scoring run and Brandon Aubrey’s 29-yard field goal.

Carlson kicked first-half field goals of 50 and 44 yards for the 49ers.

Chad Ryland hero again as Cards nip Dolphins on last-play FG

Chad Ryland booted a 34-yard field goal with no time remaining to give the Arizona Cardinals a 28-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Miami Gardens, Fla.

The winning kick was Ryland’s second straight and third of the season. He made a field goal to beat the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 6 and another to knock off the Los Angeles Chargers last Monday.

Kyler Murray completed 26 of 36 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona (4-4), which won for the third time in the past four games. The Cardinals never led until Ryland’s kick went through the uprights.

Marvin Harrison Jr. had six receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown, Trey McBride caught nine passes for 124 yards and Michael Wilson had a touchdown catch for the Cardinals (4-4).

James Conner added a rushing score for Arizona.

Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa returned from a concussion and completed 28 of 38 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown as the Dolphins (2-5) achieved a season-high point total. Raheem Mostert rushed for two touchdowns and De’Von Achane totaled 147 yards (97 yards, 50 receiving) and caught a touchdown pass for Miami, which lost for the fifth time in the past six games.

Tagovailoa missed the previous four games after sustaining a concussion in a Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Miami scored 40 total points in the contests he missed.

The Cardinals moved within 27-25 on Conner’s 2-yard scoring run with 8:47 left in the game. The defense forced a punt and Arizona took over at its own 11-yard line with 5:01 remaining.

Back-to-back plays in which Harrison caught an 18-yard pass and Conner ripped off a 17-yard run moved the Cardinals to the Miami 33. Murray’s 7-yard keeper on third down gave Arizona a first down at the 20, setting up Ryland’s latest clutch kick.

Earlier, Ryland’s 57-yard field goal on the first possession of the third quarter pulled the Cardinals within 13-10.

Tagovailoa answered with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Achane to boost the lead to 10 with 8:31 left.

When the Dolphins next had the ball, Aaron Brewer’s errant shotgun snap was batted through the end zone by Tagovailoa with the safety pulling Arizona within 20-12 with 6:15 left.

Harrison made a diving 22-yard catch on a Murray aerial in the corner of the end zone to pull the Cardinals within two with 2:08 left. Miami’s defense stuffed James Conner’s ensuing two-point conversion run.

The Dolphins responded with Mostert’s 6-yard run to take a 27-18 advantage with 12:22 left in the game.

Jayden Daniels pulls off miracle finish as Commanders stun Bears

LANDOVER, Md. — Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard Hail Mary pass to Noah Brown on the final play of the game and the Washington Commanders beat the Chicago Bears 18-15 on Sunday.

Roschon Johnson had scored on the ground from 1 yard out with 25 seconds left in regulation, and the Bears (4-3) made good on the ensuing two-point conversion to take a 15-12 lead after trailing 12-0 earlier in the contest. That left just enough time for the Commanders (6-2) to return the kickoff to their own 24 and complete two short passes to set up the game-winning heave that deflected off a crowd of players and went into Brown’s hands in the end zone as time expired.

The game matched rookie quarterbacks Caleb Williams of Chicago, selected first overall out of Southern California in this year’s draft, and Daniels, taken No. 2 out of LSU.

Daniels was a game-time decision on Sunday after sustaining a rib injury in a home victory against the Carolina Panthers a week prior. Daniels, who did not practice until Friday, was 21-of-38 passing for 326 yards and the score. He also ran eight times for 52 yards.

Washington’s Terry McLaurin had five catches for 125 yards.

It was a homecoming for Williams, who was raised in the Washington area. He completed 10 of 24 passes for 131 yards. D’Andre Swift ran for 129 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.