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Commanders playoff hopes may come down to whether they can stop a third-stringer

ASHBURN — Jonathan Allen started listing the offensive assets that the San Francisco 49ers have at their disposal. There’s Trent Williams at left tackle, Christian McCaffrey at running back, Kyle Juszczyk at fullback, George Kittle at tight end and Brandon Ayiuk and Deebo Samuel at wide receiver. Samuel (ankle) isn’t even healthy, but they still have plenty of weapons.

So it’s no wonder, Allen said, that Brock Purdy has still been able to keep the 49ers’ offense humming — despite the rookie being San Francisco’s third quarterback of the year.

“With the masterminds they’ve got back there,” the Washington Commanders defensive tackle said, “they’re going to be a good offense.