Brock Purdy was immaculate in Sunday’s 27-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going 21 of 25 for 333 yards with three touchdowns for a perfect 158.3 passer rating.
The sophomore pro understated his achievement of being the first 49ers quarterback to achieve a perfect passer rating since Joe Montana in the 10th week of 1989 (19 pass attempts). Purdy is the first San Francisco quarterback to attain a perfect passer rating with more than 20 attempts in the team’s history.
“What an honor, yeah at the same time, there’s some plays and stuff that I wish I had back,” Purdy said on Sunday, via the team’s official website. “So I’m not completely content with just that, but I thought it was a great game. The guys around me, the coaching, the play calling all of it, so that’s a testament to the team, really.”
Following a mishap in the Niners’ three-game losing streak, Purdy has made a comeback in the last two weeks. The quarterback stated he utilized the bye week to regain his momentum.
“It’s the NFL, anything can happen on any Sunday, and that’s like the chip that I was talking about,” Purdy said, per ESPN. “So, sort of getting back to that and proving myself every drive, every play that I can be the guy for this team and I have to earn it every single week at practice, meetings, wherever it may be. That’s the mindset of what I was talking about and definitely more in tune and being detailed the last couple weeks and finding that chip again.”
When questioned about achieving the perfect passer rating, Purdy jokingly responded, “I still don’t even really know what it means.”
Though passer rating isn’t a flawless metric, it accurately underscores the exceptional performance of Purdy this season. Despite occasionally risking possession, Purdy is driving the Niners to unprecedented success within their offense.
“There’s always going to be critics,” running back Christian McCaffrey said, per ESPN. “He knows that. Everybody in here knows that, and I like when he plays a little bit edgy with a chip on his shoulder. I kind of hope the critics just keep coming because it pisses him off and he plays really well.”
Purdy is leading the NFL for the year in completion percentage (70.2%), yards per attempt (9.7), and passer rating (116.1), and is currently tied for third place in TD-INT ratio (18-5).
“Perfect game? Wow,” defensive end Nick Bosa said, per ESPN. “I’m never surprised anymore with him. He’s as good as it gets.”
