Stats, reactions from Brock Purdy's big 49ers playoff debut

ByWilliam E. Ricks ESPN logo
Monday, January 16, 2023
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy continued his impressive rookie campaign with a sensational performance in Saturday's NFC wild-card game against the Seattle Seahawksat Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California./p>

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Purdy finished with 348 total yards (332 passing, 16 rushing) and four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing). After trailing 17-16 at halftime, Purdy and the 49ers' offense turned it on in the second half, outscoring the Seahawks 25-6 en route to a 41-23 victory.

Purdy, the last pick of the 2022 NFL draft, made history in his NFL playoff debut. Here are some of the numbers behind the rookies' electrifying performance.

262 and 2012: Purdy was the 262nd pick of this past year's draft, given the title of "Mr. Irrelevant." He became the lowest drafted rookie to start a playoff game in NFL history. With Saturday's win, he became the first rookie quarterback to win a playoff game since Russell Wilson in 2012./p>

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23 and 18: At 23 years, 18 days old, Purdy became the youngest quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards and three touchdowns in a postseason game. Dan Marino (23 years, 113 days) was the previous record holder.


332: Purdy's 332 passing yards were the third most by a rookie in playoff history, trailing only Wilson (385) and Sammy Baugh (335). He is also just the fourth rookie quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards in a postseason game.

7: Purdy has thrown a passing touchdown in seven straight games, tied with Steve Young for the second-longest streak in Niners franchise history. Jeff Garcia is first with eight consecutive games with a passing touchdown.

3: The number three is historic on many fronts for Purdy:

He is the third quarterback with 300-plus yards and at least four touchdowns in their playoff debut. Matthew Stafford (2011) and Kurt Warner (1999) are the others.

Purdy is the third rookie signal-caller with at least a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in a postseason game, joining Wilson (2012) and Ed Danowski (1934).


Purdy joins Dak Prescott (2016) and Baugh (1937) as the only rookie quarterbacks to have three touchdown passes in a playoff game.

Purdy is also the third quarterback to have three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in his playoff debut, joining Alex Smith and Stafford (both in 2011).

During the postgame news conference, Purdy caught wind of James' praise on Twitter./p>

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