Check off another box for rookie quarterback Brock Purdy.
to start a playoff game. Now he's the lowest-drafted quarterback with a playoff win.
Purdy had 332 yards, three touchdowns , no interceptions and a 131.5 passer rating. Purdy also had a quarterback sneak for a touchdown. While Purdy got a lot of help from his talented teammates and a great scheme, the 49ers weren't trying to hide him in his first playoff game. The Seahawks looked overmatched in the two regular-season meetings against the 49ers and Saturday's game started the same way. It looked like it could get very ugly for Seattle.
The 49ers had been wrecking everyone for weeks. The Seahawks were included in their carnage. But in the first half, the Seahawks showed they weren't going to back down. For almost any other team starting a rookie at quarterback, it would have been a daunting moment.One play in the second half turned the game around. The 49ers scored to take a 23-17 lead but the Seahawks drove right back downfield afterward and were in the red zone.
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