Tight end George Kittle had just caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Brock Purdy to help put the 49ers on their way to a win over the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night when the stadium scoreboard camera went looking for him.

Despite dealing with a sprained foot that limited him in practice all week, TE George Kittle still managed to deliver a big performance Sunday night in a game the 49ers had to have -- and on the same day as the "holiday" Kittle invented no less.

The San Francisco 49ers got good news on the injury front just before their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Neither tight end George Kittle nor Deebo Samuel were listed among the team’s inactives, meaning both are officially playing in a massive game for the 49ers.

» This is why the 49ers drafted him in the first round. He repeatedly won in man-to-man coverage and had a big 39-yard end-around run — the same play that Deebo Samuel failed to turn into anything on multiple times on Sunday.

Brock Purdy passed for 260 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for a score as the San Francisco 49ers notched a 30-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at Santa Clara, Calif.

Sunday marked the celebration of National Tight Ends Day around the NFL. During the early slate of Week 8, tight ends from across the league got on the board in celebration of National Tight Ends Days.

George Kittle had one of his best games of the season in the San Francisco 49ers' win over the Dallas Cowboys on National Tight Ends Day.