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Late afternoon/Sunday Night Football open thread

Sunday Night Football this week is between two NFC teams who had high hopes coming into the season, but they are now at a crossroads in Week 8. The San Francisco 49ers sit at 3-4 and the Dallas Cowboys are 3-3 coming off a bye week.

The 49ers have had to lean a bit more on quarterback Brock Purdy than usual this year. Running back Christian McCaffrey hasn’t played a down, Brandon Ayiuk is now done for the season, and George Kittle has also been in and out of the lineup.

Purdy may be a guy who needs his supporting cast to overcome teams that aren’t at the bottom of the barrel.