JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 49ers’ 34-3 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Stadium was a comeback game for quarterback Brock Purdy.
And his outstanding performance didn’t surprise teammate George Kittle one bit.
Purdy had a near-perfect game, completing 19 of his 26 attempts for 296 yards and three passing touchdowns, giving him a rating of 149.8. The quarterback also distributed the ball to seven different targets after completing passes.
“I’ll just come back to it,” Kittle said. “Brock played in over 40 games in college. He had the highest highs and the lowest lows. He dealt with mistakes. He had bad games in college.
“His confidence is still there and that’s all I wanted from him. He knows how to recover.”
Purdy didn’t collapse during the club’s three-game losing streak, merely making a few poor decisions that resulted in turnovers. The second-year play-caller threw five interceptions in three games after failing to turn the ball over once in the first five games of the season.
“I don’t think Brock has played badly in the last few games,” Kittle said. “Yeah, sure, there are one or two shots he probably wants back, but if you look at the tape, he’s still playing at a high level in the three weeks we lost.
“Only this time we couldn’t turn the ball over and we couldn’t get any penalties, so we were able to be out there and you can see what kind of quarterback Brock is.”
Kittle was Purdy’s top receiver on Sunday, catching three of his four targets for 116 yards and a touchdown. His second-highest yardage total and fourth touchdown of the season.
Purdy and the 49ers offense committed no turnovers and her defensive colleagues forced four takeaways. While there are plays that Purdy and the offense would like to have back, the group will return to Santa Clara and be excited to see game film for the first time in a month.
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