Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Cincinnati Bengals extended their winning streak to three games in a big road victory over the San Francisco 49ers, 31-17, as the Niners dropped their third straight contest.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy came into this game as perhaps the fastest player to be cleared from concussion protocol, as San Francisco announced Wednesday that he had entered it after saying he had been experiencing symptoms on the team’s plane, coming back from their loss to the Minnesota Vikings on "Monday Night Football." Purdy was not his sharpest self in this game, throwing his first two interceptions at home as the 49ers.
Once the toast of the NFC early this season, he has questions to answer. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Ja'Marr Chase, #1 of the Cincinnati Bengals, catches a pass for a touchdown against Isaiah Oliver, #26 of the San Francisco 49ers, during the third quarter at Levi's Stadium on October 29, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. (Loren Elliott/Getty Images) Meanwhile, the Bengals clearly don’t have those looming questions about where the offense has been, with Joe Burrow & Co.
wreaking havoc against one of the best defenses in the NFL with an opposing crowd making it hard for them all game long. Burrow threw for 283 yards with three touchdowns and on interceptions, going 28 of 32 in a very efficient game coming off the bye week.