2023-09-11 16:02:07
Published11. September 2023, 6:02 p.m
San Francisco 49ers: Purdy’s football fairy tale continues
On the first day of the new NFL season, the Super Bowl hopeful from San Francisco showed his best side. However, the newly highest-earning player in the entire league had a tough evening.
Pittsburgh’s Pickett had to deal with a bitter disappointment in the home opener. Brock Purdy brought him to his knees phenomenally with his 49ers.
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Quarterback surprise Brock Purdy made a strong NFL comeback for the San Francisco 49ers at the start of the season. At the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the team won a convincing 30:7 and thus their eighth win in the ninth game with Purdy as a playmaker. The only loss came in the final game of last season, when the 49ers were defeated in the National Football Conference finals. However, much of this game took place without the playmaker because Purdy seriously injured his elbow right at the start and had to undergo surgery following the game.
The term “Cinderella Story” (basically the meteoric rise of a no-name), which is used almost inflationarily in the elite league, might soon be used once more. Just a year ago, the now 23-year-old Purdy was only number three in the quarterback hierarchy at the 49ers and was therefore quite unlikely to be used. In some cases it is even the case that teams are more likely to upgrade rather than let the number three play.
But not in the Bay Area, where they trusted the Iowa graduate and let him play because his competitors were both injured. This season, the 49ers around Purdy and stars Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle are among the title candidates. Purdy finished the duel with the Steelers with two touchdown passes and throws for a total of 220 yards, with a good passer rating of 111.3 points.
The Cincinnati Bengals and quarterback Joe Burrow, on the other hand, experienced a bitter disappointment. Shortly following Burrow agreed to a new five-year contract with the team and became the highest-paid football player in the NFL, the Bengals suffered a 3:24 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Burrow only had 82 yards on passes.
The results of the first match day:
Kansas City Chiefs – Detroit Lions 20:21
Pittsburgh Steelers – San Francisco 49ers 7:30
Baltimore Ravens – Houston Texans 25:9
Indianapolis Colts – Jacksonville Jaguars 21:31
New Orleans Saints – Tennessee Titans 16:15
Cleveland Browns – Cincinnati Bengals 24:3
Washington Commanders – Arizona Cardinals 20:16
Minnesota Vikings – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17:20
Atlanta Falcons – Carolina Panthers 24:10
New England Patriots – Philadelphia Eagles 20:25
Chicago Bears – Green Bay Packers 20:38
Denver Broncos – Las Vegas Raiders 16:17
Seattle Seahawks – Los Angeles Rams 13:30
Los Angeles Chargers – Miami Dolphins 34:36
New York Giants – Dallas Cowboys 0:40
The Bufallo Bills host the New York Jets tonight at 2:15 a.m. ET.
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