Niners Nation
Aaaaannnnd we’re back to talk some football. What a game the San Francisco 49ers had on Sunday. As you know, there’s going to be content all day about how Brock Purdy went down the field without any of his weapons to win the game against one of the better defenses in the league (that thing everyone thinks he can’t do), but here we need to distance ourselves for the whole picture: The NFC West.
As you know, each week during the season, this is the place to get a recap of the 49ers’ divisional rivals; what was cool, what wasn’t, and poke fun where we can. Should the 49ers find themselves in a race for that No. 1 seed, we’ll supply that here.
The 49ers have an easy schedule, but the first game of the season is an outlier. The Seattle Seahawks have one of the better defenses in the league, and a division rival is no gimme.
Right now, with the divisional win, the 49ers are in first place, the Cardinals and Rams are tied for second, with the Seahawks in fourth. Everyone is undefeated—except the Seahawks, who have been taken care of by the 49ers. We’ll start with the one team that lost:
It was sloppy. It had a lot of offensive miscues. It had Jake Moody proving many critics right. It also had Brock Purdy in what would be the final offensive series, strutting down the field without many of his weapons and getting a dagger to Jake Tonges of all people.
That is not an easy defense or place to play. Yes, the crowd was about 50/50, contrary to what the announcers said on the broadcast. This is proven by the fact you can hear Purdy’s cadence—that never happens in Seattle.
It wasn’t always pretty for Purdy. After capping off a nice drive with a touchdown pass to George Kittle, Purdy threw two interceptions into coverage, and then the questions of his contract and if he’s worth it started simmering.
Next thing you know, on his last series, Purdy marches down the field, rallying the troops for a win, ripping the hearts out of the Seahawks in the process. That is why he got paid. Maybe he was made to look like an average quarterback for much of the game but he showed up when the team needed it most.
As for Seattle, they certainly gave the 49ers their best shot, but a loss like that hurts. Psychologically, in Week 1, when they’ve made it all sorts of difficult all game, and then it falls apart? Yikes.
The 49ers have a lot of work to do, but the defense alone is a huge upgrade. Yes, I said this same thing last year, but there was something different on that field today. I only hope it goes past Week 1.
Arizona Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints. Kyler Murray vs Spencer Rattler.
The Saints’ only lead came in the second...
