The San Francisco 49ers improved to 8-4 via an ugly 20-9 win over the Carolina Panthers (6-6) on Monday night.

That said, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy raised eyebrows when he tossed three first-half interceptions at Levi's Stadium. As Stephen Douglas noted for Sports Illustrated, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked following the victory if he considered benching Purdy in favor of Mac Jones at any point during Monday's contest.

Kyle Shanahan gives strong answer to Brock Purdy, Mac Jones question

"No," Shanahan responded.

"You've got to think about all of it and why it's happening," Shanahan added about Purdy's rough half, per Kirk Larrabee of 49ers WebZone. "It makes me a lot more hesitant if they're all bad decisions and stuff, but he was seeing it ri

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