NFL Playoffs: Brock Purdy aims to continue postseason success
Just a few months removed from being the last pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Brock Purdy had helped the 49ers reach the NFC championship game.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback earned Saturday night in a 24-21 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in the divisional playoffs.
He helped the 49ers win playoff games over the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys before a torn ligament in his elbow in last season's NFC title game ended the 49ers' hopes of defeating the Philadelphia Eagles.
With a win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Purdy can become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to win a playoff game in each of his first two seasons, joining Ben Roethlisberger (2004-05), Joe Flacco (2008-09), Mark Sanchez (2009-10) and Russell Wilson (2012-13).
Purdy's follow-up season to his nearly out-of-nowhere rise in 2022 has been sensational. Purdy became the first 49ers quarterback in more than 20 years to throw for more than 4,000 yards (4,280) or at least 30 TDs (31). He led the NFL with a 113 passer rating and his 9.6 yards per attempt were the most in the NFL for a qualifying QB since Kurt Warner had 9.9 in 2000.
Brock Purdy vs Packers in Divisional round, 2024
49ers 7, Packers 3: Brock Purdy connects with George Kittle
The 49ers are on the scoreboard.
After a quiet first quarter, the 49ers drove 86 yards down the field in 12 plays and scored a touchdown in their first possession in the second period.
San Francisco scored on its first big play of the night. Brock Purdy passed deep to tight end George Kittle for a 32-yard touchdown to give the 49ers a 7-3 lead.
Kittle has two catches, a team-high 41 yards and a touchdown midway through the second quarter.
The only touchdown of the first half came from QB Brock Purdy’s 32-yard touchdown to tight end George Kittle.
Overall, Purdy, who had an inconsistent performance, passed for 252 yards and one touchdown, but he missed multiple throws.
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