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As soon as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy takes his first snap in Super Bowl LVIII, he will make history as the third-youngest quarterback to start in a Super Bowl.
Purdy, who will be 24 years and 46 days old, is hoping to become the second-youngest starting quarterback to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. To do so, he’ll have to best a Kansas City Chiefs defense that held Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to just 10 points in the AFC Championship.
Purdy will also have to match wits with Patrick Mahomes, who is doing his best to make the greatest quarterback of all-time argument an actual debate. Fortunately for Purdy, he won’t have to beat Mahomes and Co. alone. Not by a long shot.
Niners GM John Lynch has built a deep and talented roster that incudes some of the NFL’s best players. One of those players is Purdy, who showed during the playoffs that he is capable of elevating his game when the stakes are high.
As far as history is concerned, history is not completely on Purdy’s side. The 10 youngest quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl prior to Purdy compiled a 4-6 record. Some of those quarterbacks played well in a losing effort, while several played poorly in defeat. One of these quarterback led his team to victory and was named MVP, while another won despite an abysmal stat line.
Let’s take a look at how each of them fared in the big game.
1. Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins (23 years, 127 days)
SB stat line: 29 of 50, 318 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Marino actually tied Terry Bradshaw’s previous Super Bowl single-game passing record. But his counterpart that day, Joe Montana, threw for a new Super Bowl record 331 yards in leading the 49ers to a 36-16 win in Super Bowl XIX. Marino (who also attempted a then-Super Bowl record 50 passes) gave it his best shot, but the 49ers were simply too good on both sides of the ball.
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-02-04 19:10:45
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