Brock Purdy has 5 touchdowns passes as 49ers improve to 11-4 - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — After a series of disappointing performances on «Monday Night Football,» San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy shrugged off whatever issues he'd been having in resounding fashion.

With 44-year-old Colts quarterback Philip Rivers and his comeback occupying most of the headlines entering Monday night's matchup, it was Purdy who stole the show in leading San Francisco to a 48-27 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Purdy finished 25-of-34 for 295 yards with five touchdowns and an interception as the Niners improved to 11-4 and put themselves in position to land the NFC's No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

It was the first five-touchdown performance of Purdy's career, and he became the first Niners quarterback to ever throw for five or more scores on a Monday night. He also became the first San Francisco signal-caller since Steve Young in Super Bowl XXIX to toss five or more scores in any game.

«He did awesome,» coach Kyle Shanahan said. «He played really well. I got on him for a couple [throws] he missed, but it was pretty close to a perfect game.»

That has become a common refrain for Shanahan during the Niners' five-game winning streak. In that span, the Niners have won each contest by double digits and averaged a league-high 34.4 points.

Since a rough outing against the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 25, Purdy has locked in, throwing for nine touchdowns with one interception and posting an 85.7 QBR that is second best in the NFL.

San Francisco's offense has been so dominant that the team hasn't punted in 133 minutes and 35 seconds of game time. This is the first time since at least 1950 that the 49ers have gone two straight games without punting, according to the Elias Sport Bureau, and