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49ers QB Brock Purdy returned from his turf toe injury to record 200 passing yards and three touchdowns in their 41-22 win over the Cardinals in Week 11. Purdy felt like he was able to get into a rhythm, which was his goal going into the game.
“Six weeks off in-season for me, mentally, it was, I want to jump back in and get to where I was,” Purdy said, via Albert Breer of SI. “It’s part of the game where, as a quarterback, you want to get into a rhythm. So to have a couple plays before that, get some good completions, and some chunks of yards throwing the ball down the field, it felt good. And then to have Kittle to cap off the drive on an explosive down the field, that felt pretty good. I guess, mentally, it was, We’re back, I’m into a rhythm, and it’s gonna be good moving forward.”
Purdy spent time studying his film over the past few years to determine what he was doing well. The quarterback noticed that “off-schedule” plays were a significant part of his game, and he wanted to ensure he was healthy enough to utilise his mobility.
“I saw decisive quarterback play, and good football, playing on rhythm, playing on time, and also being able to make plays off-schedule; that’s part of my game,” Purdy said. “I think just rehabbing the toe, I was like, I’m not going to go out there and play, and not be able to do what I can do. That’s what the whole decision with this toe thing was; I need to be able to play the way I play, moving around, off-schedule, that kind of thing. Just watching those games gave me confidence, that I was pretty close to feeling and looking like that.”
Purdy added that he didn’t feel 100% healthy going into Week 12, but he was good enough to play.
“I felt great going into the game in terms of my toe, my health and everything,” Purdy said. “Percentage-wise, I don’t really know. I wouldn’t say I’m 100%—but pretty close. And I think just, overall, when I got out on the field, I didn’t think about my toe. I was just going through my reads, dropping back, playing quarterback. Scrambling and rolling out and everything, it felt fine. I didn’t think about it once. That was positive.”
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold threw four interceptions in a loss to the Rams, but LB Ernest Jones was quick to jump to Darnold’s defense.
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