49ers stave off Cowboys' 4th-quarter comeback to get back in the win column

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Week 8 was "National Tight End Day" successful nan NFL, and galore astatine nan position had rather nan time to thief their teams to a win. 

San Francisco 49ers prima George Kittle joined nan nosy arsenic well. 

Kittle totaled a team-high 128 yards connected six catches pinch a touchdown to thief San Fran return down nan Dallas Cowboys, 30-24, connected "Sunday Night Football." But it wasn’t arsenic easy arsenic things initially looked for San Francisco.

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Brock Purdy throws ball

San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy (13) prepares to walk against nan Dallas Cowboys during nan first 4th astatine Levi's Stadium. (Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images)

This crippled wasn’t each 49ers to start, arsenic nan Cowboys recovered nan extremity area first. It was Ezekiel Elliott breaking nan level from 1 gait retired to make it 7-3 early successful nan 2nd quarter, and they would move that lead to a afloat 7 points aft a turnover connected downs by nan 49ers led to a Brandon Aubrey section goal. 

But nan 2nd half was a wholly different animal for these 2 teams from nan very start, arsenic nan 49ers were yet capable to find nan colored overgarment themselves connected conscionable 5 plays arsenic Isaac Guerendo scored from 4 yards retired connected nan crushed aft filling successful for nan injured Jordan Mason. 

Then, things started to autumn isolated for Dak Prescott and nan Cowboys, arsenic nan seasoned backmost attempted to loft a walk to CeeDee Lamb down nan near sideline. However, Deommodore Lenoir leaped and hauled successful an interception, keeping his assemblage successful bounds to instantly springiness Brock Prudy and nan discourtesy nan shot back. 

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Purdy utilizing his legs to scramble and prime up a cardinal first down to make it first-and-goal nan 49ers, cashed successful pinch a touchdown walk to Kittle to make it 20-10, arsenic San Fran started to create a gap. 

The lead was busted unfastened aft forcing Dallas to a three-and-out, pinch Purdy sneaking nan shot astatine nan statement of scrimmage for nan two-yard moving touchdown. At 27-10, this crippled looked retired of scope pinch nan measurement nan 2nd half was going. 

Dak Prescott calls retired play

Dallas Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott (4) calls retired earlier a play against nan San Francisco 49ers during nan first 4th astatine Levi's Stadium. (Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images)

The Cowboys, though, knowing they person not had bully luck successful this building, and aft getting blown retired past week astatine location against nan Detroit Lions, had conflict successful them to get backmost into nan game. 

They did truthful midway done nan 4th quarter, arsenic Lamb, who had a game-high 146 yards connected 13 catches, scored doubly connected back-to-back drives to trim nan 49ers’ lead to 30-24 pinch 3:31 near to play. 

The Cowboys sewage nan shot backmost aft forcing a punt, giving Prescott and nan discourtesy nan chance for a imaginable game-winning thrust pending an extra-point attempt. 

However, Prescott was incomplete connected each 4 of his walk attempts, including 1 wherever nan Cowboys wanted a walk interference telephone connected fourth-and-10, but nan officials kept nan yellowish laundry successful their pockets. 

Prescott vanished nan crippled 25-of-38 for 243 yards pinch 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. 

George Kittle runs pinch ball

San Francisco 49ers tight extremity George Kittle (85) carries nan shot against nan Dallas Cowboys during nan 2nd 4th astatine Levi's Stadium. (Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images)

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Meanwhile, Purdy was 18-of-26 for 260 yards pinch 1 touchdown pass, and he rushed for 50 yards connected six carries pinch his score. Deebo Samuel, who near nan crippled successful nan 2nd half owed to injury, besides added 71 receiving yards connected 4 catches, while rushing for 15 yards arsenic well.

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