Purdy reveals two plays from Super Bowl loss that still haunt him

Purdy reveals two plays from Super Bowl loss that still haunt him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

With training camp officially underway for the 49ers, quarterback Brock Purdy still is haunted by two missed plays in Super Bowl LVIII.

Speaking to the assembled media after Day 1 of camp, the young signal-caller was asked if any plays from the Super Bowl still gnawed at him, with two standing out.

“I think that third down that got tipped,” Purdy said. “We ran double slants. That’s one of them that comes up, towards the end of the game. There’s that one. I think earlier on there was like a second-down play that I could have hit [WR Brandon] Aiyuk on a window pretty quick, and it just happened and it closed quickly.

“So those are the kinds of plays that run through my mind when I think about the Super Bowl and like how can I take my game to the next level is those kind of plays. Capitalizing on those plays.”

Purdy then explained what he would have done differently on that pass play to Aiyuk.

“Aiyuk in the slot,” Purdy told reporters. “I think if I was quick enough with my feet and got the ball out, because that play we’re thinking read it inside out and I’m thinking [WR Jauan Jennings] J.J. third down, like J.J.’s had a great game and then Aiyuk actually popped with a guy blitzing free.

“So it’s in those moments right before it happens, how can I see it clearly still stick to my fundamentals of reading that play inside out, not just getting to the outside read. So it’s those plays and those moments that’s situational football. That’s where I can grow. And so that’s what I mean by like, there’s certain plays like that where I’m like, ‘dang.’ ”

While Purdy played a relatively clean game in Super Bowl LVIII, there were a few missed opportunities for San Francisco’s offense to score touchdowns and put the game out of reach. After the 49ers settled for a field goal on the first possession of overtime, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick…

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Publish date : 2024-07-25 00:55:13

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