Eye-popping NextGen stats highlight 49ers’ dominance vs. Pats

The 49ers had several eye-popping plays in their win over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Levi's Stadium and NextGen Stats highlighted how some players defied the odds to make them. The most memorable play of the game was George Kittle's touchdown catch while covered by three Patriots defenders. The 12-yard touchdown reception had a completion probability of 14.2 percent, which is the fourth most improbable among all receivers and the most improbable by a tight end through four weeks. Kittle jumps over EVERYONE for this TD grab pic.twitter.com/qRsCsCp8gI— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) September 29, 2024 Kittle's touchdown was possible because of quarterback Brock Purdy's 3.47 seconds to throw, which was the longest in Week 4. Purdy utilized this time to throw the ball deep with an average of 19.2 yards per completion. Purdy's average intended air yards mark of 14.5 topped the NFL and his completed air yards mark of 13.4 was the highest and nearly double the distance of the second-highest mark of 7.7 yards by Minnesota Vikings signal-caller Sam Darnold. Purdy posted a plus-5.6 percent completion percentage over expected which was the seventh highest of the week. Of his total...