49ers Overwhelm Dolphins 35-13 With Five Opening-Drive TDs

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 35-13 on Sunday, scoring touchdowns on each of their first five drives. The victory gave the franchise back-to-back wins of at least 20 points to start a season for the first time in its history.

Quarterback Brock Purdy completed 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing score, including a stretch of 18 consecutive completions. Running back Christian McCaffrey added two 1-yard rushing touchdowns, reaching 100 career scores in 114 games.

“That was the biggest challenge of this, just the human nature of what all went into Week 1 and the travel and everything and coming back after five days off.”

McCaffrey became the fourth-fastest player in the Super Bowl era to hit 100 touchdowns, trailing only LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith and Shaun Alexander. He also joined Marshall Faulk and Randy Moss as the only players with 50-plus touchdowns for two different franchises.

Coach Kyle Shanahan praised his team's focus after a short turnaround following the season-opening win over the Los Angeles Rams in Australia. The Dolphins, who practiced in Napa after losing their opener in Las Vegas, entered the game with more than $180 million in dead salary-cap money.