Week 6 · Recap
49ers 23, Commanders 17: Week 6 recap
What happened
The 49ers edged the Commanders 23-17 at home at Levi's Stadium in Week 6, moving to 6-0.
The 49ers outgained the Commanders 375-314 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 1 giveaways to 0, and went 7-14 on third down.
Brock Purdy went 21 of 29 for 264 yards and 1 TD. Christian McCaffrey had 16 carries for 64 yards and 2 TDs on the ground. Mike Evans led the receivers with 3 catches for 94 yards.
On defense, Osa Odighizuwa led with 1 sack and Jaden Dugger had 11 tackles.
Team stats
- 375Total yards314
- 249Passing yards261
- 126Rushing yards53
- 20First downs19
- 7-14Third down3-12
- 3-4Red zone (TD-att)2-4
- 1Turnovers0
- 2-15Sacked-yards4-39
- 11-88Penalties-yards7-66
- 29:45Possession30:15
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: WSH-SF- 1st quarter
- SFGeorge Kittle 11 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)10:530-7
- WSHDrew Stevens 51 Yd Field Goal8:483-7
- SFChristian McCaffrey 1 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro PAT Failed)4:093-13
- 2nd quarter
- SFChristian McCaffrey 1 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro Kick)0:133-20
- 3rd quarter
- SFEddy Pineiro 33 Yd Field Goal5:563-23
- WSHStefon Diggs 1 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Drew Stevens Kick)0:1510-23
- 4th quarter
- WSHRachaad White 9 Yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Drew Stevens Kick)9:2217-23
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.