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49ers' C.J. Beathard: Win on 1st Anniversary of Brother's Death Meant Everything

quarterback helped lead his team to a 20-12 upset over the on Saturday in Glendale.

The victory came just over one year after C.J.'s younger brother, Clayton, was fatally stabbed in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

After the game, Beathard spoke about what the win meant to him.

"It means more than I can really put into words," Beathard said, per David Lombardi of The Athletic.

"With everything I've been through and it being the one-year anniversary of my brother's passing, I couldn't write a script any better than this."

Beathard completed 13 of 22 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.