Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is pressured by DeMarcus Lawrence in last year’s 19-12 win by the 49ers in an NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium.SANTA CLARA — When Brock Purdy led the 49ers to a divisional-round playoff win over Dallas in January, it was above and beyond the call for a rookie seventh-round draft pick.
Otherwise, the scoring was up to place kicker Robbie Gould, who converted field goal attempts of 26, 47, 50 and 28 yards. It’s one of the only times the 49ers lacked finishing power with Purdy at quarterback. Critics who remain consider him a fortunate game manager surrounded by a wealth of offensive talent and a system which hides his deficiencies. Coach Kyle Shanahan bristles at the “system quarterback” label.
The biggest thing Purdy did was take care of the ball. While his counterpart Dak Prescott was throwing two costly interceptions, Purdy didn’t turn the ball over in the face of a Dallas defense that kept him off balance.“I just remember there was a lot at stake on every single play and you had to be on point, you had to be detailed,” Purdy said. “I think there were some of my progressions where I got off some stuff too quick.
But following a short-field opportunity after Deommodore Lenoir intercepted Prescott, the 49ers made it as far as the 8-yard line before settling for Gould’s 26-yard field goal and a 3-0 lead. “Field goals are great and points are great, but to win those kinds of games we’ve got to score touchdowns,” Purdy said.
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