One way or the other the 49ers and rookie quarterback Brock Purdy are going to the NFC championship sport.
San Francisco is using a 12-game profitable streak, together with seven consecutive wins with Purdy beneath middle. They received an eighth sport with Purdy as their QB in Week 13 in opposition to the Dolphins, however he didn’t technically begin that one.
Along with his consecutive wins to start the postseason, Purdy has now climbed right into a small group of rookie QBs to land within the convention championship sport since 1970.
Whereas it’s spectacular for a rookie QB to make the convention title sport, Purdy’s run is a bit more exceptional since he’s the one one of many group of 5 to be drafted later than the second spherical. The subsequent step for Purdy will probably be to turn into the one one to make the Tremendous Bowl.
Listed below are the 5 rookie QBs to make the convention championship since 1970 and the way they fared in that sport:
1999, Shaun King, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Drafted: Spherical 2, Choose 50
Championship end result: L, 11-6 at Rams
Championship stats: 13-29, 163 yards, 2 INT
2004, Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Drafted: Spherical 1, Choose 11
Championship end result: L, 41-27 vs. Patriots
Championship stats: 14-24, 226 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
2008, Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
Jason Bridge-USA TODAY Sports activities
Drafted: Spherical 1, Choose 18
Championship end result: L, 23-14 at Steelers
Championship stats: 13-30, 141 yards, 3 INT
2009, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets
Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports activities
Drafted: Spherical 1, Choose 5
Championship end result: L, 30-17 at Colts
Championship stats: 17-30, 257 yards, 2 TD, INT
2022, Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
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Drafted: Spherical 7, Choose 262
Championship end result: ???
Championship stats: ???
By the numbers
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Mixed information: 0-4
Mixed rating: 105-64
Mixed stats: 57-113 (50.4%), 787 yards, 6.96 YPA, 4 TD, 9 INT
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