FIRST THINGS FIRST | Brou vindicated by Brock Purdy's performance as 49ers beat Lions, advance to SB
Summary
TLDRThe 49ers improbably came back from 17 points down in the NFC Championship to stun the Lions behind backup QB Brock Purdy. Purdy's teammates praised his resilience, and analysts debated whether his clutch play makes him the 49ers' weak link. We also see Dan Campbell's aggressive coaching decisions throughout questioned with the game on the line. The consensus is Purdy stepped up big in the 2nd half with uncommon poise and playmaking, while a couple late-game choices may have cost Campbell.
Takeaways
- 😊 Brock Purdy led an incredible comeback for the 49ers, tying the record for the largest deficit overcome in an NFC Championship game
- 😀 Fred Warner and Trent Williams praised Purdy's performance and resilience
- 👏 Purdy became the first QB in 30 years to have 150+ passing yards, 45+ rushing yards, 80%+ completion rate, 10+ yards per carry, and no turnovers in a half
- 😎 Purdy made some "Mahomes-type" scramble plays that impressed Nick
- 😕 Nick still sees Purdy as the 49ers' "weakest link" but gave him credit for his poise and confidence
- 👍 Purdy showed he can bring the 49ers back from deficits in back-to-back playoff games
- ❓ There's debate around whether Dan Campbell's aggressiveness cost the Lions the game
- 😟 Running the ball and burning a timeout before the onside kick lost the Lions the game
- 😃 Campbell had an 85% fourth down conversion rate in positive territory this season
- 😕 The fourth down calls were debatable but the bigger mistake was not preserving timeouts before the onside kick
Q & A
How much of a deficit did Brock Purdy lead the 49ers back from in the NFC Championship game?
-Brock Purdy led the 49ers back from a 17-point deficit, which was tied for the most in NFC Championship game history.
How many passing yards did Brock Purdy have in the game?
-Brock Purdy had 267 passing yards in the game.
What records did Brock Purdy break that were previously held by Joe Montana and Steve Young?
-Brock Purdy broke the franchise records for passing yards in a playoff game previously held by Joe Montana and Steve Young.
What were some of the teams that Purdy played well against this season?
-Some of the top teams that Purdy played well against this season were Dallas, Philadelphia, and Jacksonville.
What was unique about Purdy's performance in the second half?
-In the second half, Purdy did something that no other QB had accomplished in the last 30 years - he threw for 150 yards, rushed for 45, completed 80% of passes, averaged 10 yards per carry, and had no turnovers.
What was the key mistake by Dan Campbell according to Nick?
-Nick felt that Dan Campbell's key mistake was running the ball and burning a timeout when down 10 with 3 timeouts left - putting them in a nearly unwinnable onside kick situation.
What was Dan Campbell's 4th down conversion rate in positive territory this season?
-Dan Campbell had a 85% 4th down conversion rate in positive territory during the regular season and playoffs.
Why did Colin disagree with Nick about the 4th and 3 decision?
-Colin felt going for the tie on 4th and 3 would give momentum and make it a fresh game with lots of time left, while Nick said kick the field goal.
Why did Colin think Campbell's decisions didn't cost them the game?
-Colin felt that San Francisco was the better team and would have won anyway, regardless of a few questionable decisions by Campbell.
What was unique about the Lions kicker in this game?
-The Lions kicker was not their regular kicker all season. He had missed some extra points recently and was estimated to make the long field goal only around 70% of the time.
Outlines
🏈 Brock Purdy leads 49ers to comeback NFC Championship win
Paragraph 1 discusses how 49ers QB Brock Purdy overcame a 17-point deficit to lead the 49ers to a comeback win over the Lions in the NFC Championship game. It includes quotes from 49ers players Fred Warner and Trent Williams praising Purdy's performance.
⚡ Nick Wright discusses Brock Purdy's play in comeback win
Paragraph 2 analyzes Brock Purdy's performance in detail. Nick Wright says Purdy played poorly in the first half but showed resilience and made big plays in the second half to lead the comeback win. He credits Purdy but still sees him as the 49ers' weakest link.
😕 Coaches discuss Dan Campbell's aggressive 4th down calls
Paragraph 3 examines Lions coach Dan Campbell's aggressive 4th down play calling. The coaches say the calls were defensible but criticizes Campbell for running the ball late while trailing and burning a timeout, hurting their chances of a comeback.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Brock Purdy
💡NFC Championship
💡Game Manager
💡Super Bowl
💡Playoff Games
💡Quarterback Performance
💡Game-Winning Drive
💡Scrambling Ability
💡Patrick Mahomes Comparison
💡Aggressiveness in Playcalling
Highlights
Brock Purdy led an incredible 17-point comeback for the 49ers
Purdy had 267 passing yards and added almost 50 rushing yards to seal the win
Fred Warner and Trent Williams praised Purdy's performance and resilience
Purdy is 4-0 in playoff games he's finished and broke franchise records
Purdy had an unprecedented second half performance
Purdy made some very impressive, Mahomes-like plays
Nick Wright was impressed by Purdy's scrambling ability and poise
The last two weeks show Purdy can lead comebacks, which is key
Dan Campbell's aggressiveness defines the Lions, but cost them late
The 4th down calls were reasonable, but burning a timeout before the onside kick cost them
Campbell has an 85% 4th down conversion rate, so his calls have statistical backing
The 49ers were the better team and likely would have come back anyway
Chris disagrees and thinks the Lions should have kicked the tying field goal
Trusting the backup kicker impacted the 4th down decisions
The 49ers got out slowly but were clearly the superior team
Transcripts
was headed to Las Vegas Brock pie led
the 49ers back from a 17-point deficit
tied for the most in NFC Championship
game history Brock goes for 267 through
the air added almost 50 on
the round to seal the game here's Fred
Warner and Trent Williams on their
quarterback what can you say about Brock
herie and his performance tonight heck
of a game manager wow manage the heck
out of that game boy he the reason we
going to have a chance to win us a ring
I love him what about Brock pie in this
game and his
resilience he did this all year he the
main reason we right here today he the
reason we going to the Super Bowl he the
reason we here he did it all year brw
you feel totally
Vindicated been a rough a
block I feel relieved that's what I felt
yesterday cuzz at half timee I was like
oh my tomorrow's really I'm not even
going to get any relief but uh look
here's what I'll
say why not believe in him now and I'm
not saying he's momes he's not in
Mahomes class but let's be honest who is
and I'm not saying he's Josh Allen or
Lamar but they not in mahomes's class
either they have bad playoff games here
and there too yeah pie really hasn't I
mean he played poorly last game against
Green Bay but came back with the
game-winning Drive this guy has done all
you could ask for of him he's 4-0 in
playoff games that he finishes he broke
Joe Montana and Steve you know the
franchise that they're in the record for
passing yards he played well against
some of the top teams in the league
struggled against some but played great
against others Dallas Philly
Jacksonville so on and so forth and then
yesterday in the second half I mean Nick
I I'm interested in hear what you say
because La here's what he did in the
second half it's never been done by any
quarterback in the last 30 years in any
type of game play off or a regular
season throw for 150 rush for 45 plus
complete 80% of your passes average 10
yards a carry and no turnover it doesn't
even include his best Play Bouncing the
pass off a dud helmet for 50 yard guar a
little luck every team needs a little
bit of luck and great play byuk by the
way but he made pery made look at these
plays these are not game manager plays
that pery made so here's aome yes that
that look like Lamar and then that throw
great catch too by you check and here
you
go look at this well this is scrambling
was his scrambling he doesn't know how
to slide yet clearly but his scrambling
was great and watch this thing this is
Mahomes that's a Mahomes type play I
mean seriously I'm not saying M but that
was you scramble a little and that was a
great play so those are three great play
all I'm saying is why not I don't I
don't know if I yeah that last one I
don't consider really I don't no no but
I want to give him credit for first so I
don't want to I don't want to okay um
cuz I really like the scrambling and
that is an element of his game that I
did not think he had at this andb be
like oh you weren't watch this was the
best scrambling game he's ever had and
and so I like that I was you people been
ask what is it going to take I thought
yesterday was so much more important and
impressive than the perfect passer
rating against Tampa that perfect passer
rating game didn't move me really at all
because I I've seen quarterbacks that I
know are bad do something like that
under those circumstances now that game
do I think he played well start to
finish absolutely not do I think that he
was one of the major reasons they were
down as big as they were I do and that
pick early was bad and it was that the
overthrow was so bad that it became good
on on the pass off the guy's helmet off
vor's helmet with all that said that to
me was a step massive step in the right
direction does it change the fact that I
think he's their weakest link it doesn't
but am I going to act like that was not
a lot of what I wanted to see where he
plays poorly or they just are in a rough
spot and he didn't seem to lose
confidence I think I think that the
getting away with that pass that ended
up caught for 50 yards from that moment
forward there weren't mistakes there
were a bunch before there weren't
mistakes and Coach I think the
scrambling element for a team that while
I'm not as down on the offensive line as
I think Brew is that is one of their
weaker spots that's an important element
and so I will I will give him
credit as much as I can given the fact
of what he did over the entirety of the
game I I thought it was the last two
weeks are the things that I've been
looking for so I I wanted to see whether
or not he could bring the team back and
we saw that that he hadn't been able to
up to that point so he does it against
Green Bay and then he does it massively
here against Detroit and you couple that
with Shanahan's record being down by
seven which was 4 and 42 going into the
Green Bay game so they've done something
that they've had real problems with and
I give them a ton of credit for that and
and there were a a significant amount of
really impressive plays the reason I
didn't love that last play you showed is
cuz he got away with it but typically
when you make throws like that where
you're throwing across your body into
traffic that's going to hurt you more
than than it helps you but he was poised
he was confident and as poorly as he
played in the second half he made a ton
of plays to bring him back in the first
half in the first half he he made so
many positive plays under absolute
pressure and he showed a lot of Po so
and it was the greatest got give him
Credit in NFC title game history the
answer is yes where you've indicated the
answer is without a doubt yes I don't
even want to do that he's been fighting
some opponents now now he's got to fight
champ so it's a little
different no I I look I'm going to be
grinding all 22 these next two weeks
before I make my pit Co Brew I'm just
letting you know right now s like coach
uh Chief's kingdom is at
capacity we one spot left open got
ite Isa the Midwest I am a mid west y
think about that Chiefs King Dan Campell
and the Lions aggressive all year it's
one of the reasons why they were in the
NFC Championship but was he too
aggressive this game up 2410 before half
long field goal nah with a chance to tie
it later on went for it again on Fourth
and three neither worked here's Campbell
afterwards it's easy hindsight and I get
it you know um I get
that
but I don't regret those decisions and
that's hard you know it's hard because
you know they didn't we didn't come
through it wasn't able to to work out
but I just I don't I don't and I
understand the scrutiny I'll get that's
part of the gig man pretty good uh did
Dan Cable's aggressiveness lose this
game no um and but there he did make one
Grievous error and it was not the fourth
down calls so listen I don't the the one
fourth down call that I disagreed with
the most was when they were up 14 I
would have kicked there personally
because I think there is a massive
psychological impact on San Francisco if
you're down three scores high scoring
game I feel like uh two scores you
always feel alive low scoring game I
feel like one score you always feel
alive so like in the Chiefs game I felt
like being up 10 was huge and that game
being up 17 would have felt huge I know
they have a shaky kicker that one I
would have gone for but that's a
judgment call he can make it we don't
know if he would have made it the the
the thing that was indefensible coach
was running the ball down 10 right here
when you have three timeouts and burning
one in the modern NFL I shouldn't say
modern in the new onside kick NFL if you
get in an onside kick game you
lose right you are better off being down
seven with all three of your timeouts
and a minute left then you are what they
did that lost them the game the game is
over the moment you run that play and
then call timeout the game's over I
don't care what you do that is not a
judgment call that is not I'm going with
my team what got us here so that to me
if they had just kicked the field goal
on first down they're fine you kick off
you get a stop you have a chance so that
to me was the massive mistake the fourth
Downs are more controversial but I at
least understand the logic behind it
there's no logic behind running it
burning a timeout now you're an onside
kick game and game's over it's a good
take yeah the onside kicks where it's a
everybody knows you have to onside kick
the percentage of getting that is so
small and to not have the three timeouts
you're you're just conceding the game at
that point conceding the game so I I
agree with you in terms of the fourth
down I also agree that being up 17 at
that point so it would have been 17 with
essentially 22 minutes left in the game
they scored you scored and now youve
you've exchanged blow so it's it's not a
big momentum killer but then to to get
stopped on fourth down after they had
the field goal that's where you start
for especially for an immature team that
he start feeling like oh no here we go I
don't know if we can win this but In
fairness to Dan it is all in retrospect
and let's bring up Dan's uh success here
so here here's what he's done in plus
territory he's had 20 attempts
throughout the course of the regular
season postseason and he's converted on
17 of them so he's got an 85% conversion
rate and and that's what he was going
with and that's what he said he's going
to go with and he and he stuck to it and
they've been very successful so it
didn't work and we're a little bit
prison of the moment because it didn't
work so now we're thinking okay he
should have done the other thing but but
he's been great at it all year long I I
don't think his calls and I agree with
you guys on those calls I I think he
should have tried to go up three scores
and obviously not run the ball there at
the goal line but I don't think it cost
his Mi mistakes cost him the game I
think San Francisco is the better team
and they got out slowly and then they
they were rolling by that time so I
think they would have won anyway but I
also I disagree with you here Nick the
fourth and three and I get it they like
you said you showed that graphic coach
seven and a half minutes left I I feel
like you should go for the tie tie the
game up and now we got a fresh game
there's a lot of time left seven and a
half minutes so we got a fresh game I
think it gives you the momentum and so I
think he should have kicked that field
they would have got the ball back now I
know San Francisco was rolling and they
scored right away anyway but I think
that I might agree with you if I trusted
that kicker more he wasn't the kicker
all year he had missed some extra points
recently like people are forgetting that
Badgley is you know about 70% to make
that to begin with so I think that's
that's where I feel a little difference
you got Harrison bucker kick
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