San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was carted off the field Sunday with an injured ankle in the first quarter of the 49ers-Dolphins game.
Garoppolo twisted his foot while being sacked by Jerome Baker and Jaelan Phillips on a 3rd down play at the Miami 29-yard line. One play later, Robbie Gould converted a 47-yard field goal to pull the 49ers to 7-3.
San Francisco's defense then held the Dolphins to a 3-and-out. Rookie back-up quarterback Brock Purdy came in off the bench to lead the 49ers to a 54-yard, 9-play scoring drive in his first significant action this year. Purdy -- who as the last player taken in the 2022 NFL draft was given the moniker"Mr. Irrelevant" -- had thrown just nine passes this season in mop-up duty of a blowout loss to Kansas City in Week 7.
He capped off the drive with his first NFL touchdown pass -- a 3-yard scoring toss to Kyle Juszczyk for 10-7 49ers lead with 4:57 left in first quarter.
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