Mac Jones steps in for Brock Purdy, helps 49ers sink Saints “”He was like, ‘Just go hoop, dude, go make plays,'” Jones said. “And I was like, ‘All right, if Trent Williams can say that then, I can do it. So that kind of just got me calmed down a little bit.”

Indeed, after his rough start, Jones settled in and authored one of the best starts of his career, finishing 26-of-39 passing for 279 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of 113.1. He was even better in some of the game’s biggest moments, going 7-of-12 for 121 yards and all three scores on third down, becoming the first 49ers quarterback since Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 9 of 2019 to throw that many third-down touchdowns in a game.“

Mac Jones overcomes nerves, rewards 49ers’ confidence and buys Brock Purdy

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