Falcons rally past 49ers 29-20 behind Penix's three TDs

Player of the game

Kendal Daniels 11 TKL, 1 INT, 1 TFL

8.2

The Falcons beat the 49ers 29-20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and ended San Francisco's push at 6-1. Atlanta moved to 3-4. The 49ers led 14-3 after Kaelon Black's 30-yard run early in the second quarter. Atlanta then scored 26 of the next 29 points.

Michael Penix Jr. drove the comeback. He went 25 of 34 for 213 yards and three touchdowns. He hit Nick Muse from a yard out, found Kyle Pitts Sr. from 5 yards to put Atlanta up 19-14, and threw 21 yards to Drake London for a 26-14 lead early in the fourth. Nick Folk added three field goals.

Kendal Daniels was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.2. He finished with 11 tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss. Brock Purdy threw for 288 yards but gave the ball away twice. San Francisco cut it to 26-20 on a Purdy touchdown pass to Kyle Juszczyk, then Folk's 31-yard kick sealed it.

Chirp's Sim favored the 49ers at 59% over 10,000 runs. It missed.

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