Following Saturday night’s disappointing 13-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks (14-3) at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers (12-5) received encouraging news regarding star quarterback Brock Purdy, who was slow to get up after being hit hard during San Francisco’s final offensive snap.
“Brock Purdy had a stinger there at the end,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters postgame. “He would’ve returned.”
With 1:51 remaining in the fourth quarter, Purdy was sandwiched by two Seahawks defensive linemen on fourth-and-6, leaving his thumb bloody, his shoulder sore and his pass intended for tight end George Kittle short.
Calmly, though, Purdy told reporters postgame that he also “thinks” he sustained a stinger, seemingly not too concerned about his status.
“I feel good,” Purdy said. “It’s just — I got hit, and the left shoulder sort of lit up. I feel good right now. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow.”
Despite squandering an opportunity at a bye week and the NFC’s top playoff seed, Purdy and the 49ers do have Sunday off, which should be a nice change, particularly for the recovering signal-caller.
Purdy finished the defeat 19 of 27 passing for 127 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception. It was far from the 26-year-old’s finest performance; however, the same can be said for the banged-up 49ers as a team.
Shanahan admired Purdy’s fight while acknowledging that San Francisco left much to be desired.
“‘I’ll see when I watch the tape,” Shanahan prefaced about the quarterback’s outing. “I thought Brock battled out there … I thought he battled throughout the game. I know he was under duress, which we had a feeling would be the case going into the game.
“But none of us played good enough to win. I’m not disappointed at all in Brock. I thought he battled like he always does and did some good things.”
If there’s any silver lining the 49ers can take from the loss, it’s that Purdy appears good to go for next week’s wild-card round.
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