Brock Purdy is experiencing a challenging outing on the field, with the San Francisco 49ers quarterback displaying a less-than-ideal performance. In a game marked by an underwhelming team effort against the Cleveland Browns, Purdy’s struggles were evident when he threw his first interception of the season.
This pivotal moment unfolded in the third quarter, with the game deadlocked at 10-10. What made this interception particularly significant was the fact that Purdy had maintained an impressive streak of 248 pass attempts without an interception before this setback. This remarkable run was the second-longest in franchise history, second only to the legendary Alex Smith, who holds the record with 317 consecutive pass attempts without an interception.
San Francisco 49ers and Brock Purdy scored first against the New York Giants.
Purdy led the 49ers to the first touchdown of the game on their third drive by passing to rookie Ronnie Bell for the score.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings secured a pass from quarterback Brock Purdy to move the chains on third down.
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Who is Brock Purdy?
Brock Purdy is an American football quarterback for the San
Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was elevated from
third string to primary backup after Trey Lance was lost for the season with a
severe ankle injury on September 18.
He played college football at Iowa State and was picked by
the 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, making him the Mr
Irrelevant of that year. Mr Irrelevant is the name given to the last player
selected in the NFL draft.
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Brock was born on December 27, 1999, in Queen Creek,
Arizona to Shawn and Carrie Purdy. He played high school football for Perry
High School. His elder sister, Whitney Purdy is a softball player at
Southeastern University. His younger brother Chubba Purdy became the starting quarterback
at Perry before being recruited to Florida State as a dual-threat quarterback.
Purdy entered his freshman year at Iowa State in 2018 as
the third string to Kyle Kempt and Zed Noland. In his four-year career, he
completed 993 of 1,467 passes (67.7%) for 12,710 yards and 81 touchdowns to 33
interceptions. He also led the Cyclones to a 30-17 record as a starter.
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Purdy has appeared in only three regular-season games. With
that, he became the first Mr Irrelevant ever to complete a pass in the regular
season. He achieved that feat on October 23 against the Chiefs, when he entered
the game to complete 4 of 9 passes (44.4%) for 66 yards and an interception in
the 44-23 loss.
