George Kittle — Week 9: The Fourth-Down Catch
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Kittle caught 4 of 7 targets for 58 yards against the Raiders, converting a fourth and 2 on the opening drive, and was the target on Brock Purdy's interception, in San Francisco's 38-17 win at home.
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George Kittle led the 49ers in targets against the Raiders with 7, and caught 4 for 58 yards. The interception thrown his way left him at -1.2 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
His biggest catch came on the first drive, scoreless. After a deep throw for him fell incomplete on third and 2, San Francisco went for it on fourth and 2 at the Las Vegas 45, and he caught a short pass to the left for 4 yards, +2.7 EPA and 9.4 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win, the largest swing of the game. The drive ended in Christian McCaffrey's touchdown. On the next drive, first and 10 at his own 11, he caught a 37-yarder deep over the middle, +2.5 EPA.
The cost came up 28-17 in the third. First and 10 at the San Francisco 38, Brock Purdy went deep right for him and Treydan Stukes intercepted, returning it 26 yards to the 31, -6.1 EPA and 8.5 points of win probability.
Through Week 7 he had 34 catches on 46 targets for 425 yards, 5 touchdowns and +16.1 EPA, +0.35 a target; here it was -0.17.
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