49ers rout Bucs 35-7 as Purdy shines; Samuel exits with ankle injury

In the long arc of football's generational transitions, Sunday's meeting between San Francisco and Tampa Bay offered a quietly profound tableau: a rookie quarterback, chosen last in his draft class, outshone one of the sport's most celebrated veterans on the veteran's own sentimental homecoming. The 49ers defeated the Buccaneers 35-7 at Levi's Stadium, a margin so decisive the broadcast was pulled before the final whistle. The afternoon was not without its shadows — star receiver Deebo Samuel was carted from the field with a high-ankle sprain — yet San Francisco's ascent feels less like a sing