Brock Purdy was nearly flawless in the 49ers’ 27-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, becoming the first quarterback in franchise history to post a perfect pass rating with 20 or more pass attempts in a game.
Purdy’s 158.3 passer rating in Sunday’s win over Tampa Bay marked the first time a 49ers quarterback finished a game with a perfect passer rating since Hall of Famer Joe Montana did so in a 45-3 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10 of the 1989 season.
Both Montana and Steve Young recorded a game with a perfect passer rating during the 1989 season, a year that ended with the 49ers defeating the Denver Broncos 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV.
Purdy finished Sunday’s win going 22 of 25 for 333 yards and three touchdowns without turning the ball over for the second straight game.
That included a 76-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk on the 49ers’ first drive of the second half, a career-long touchdown pass for Purdy and also the longest touchdown pass thrown by a player in the 2023 NFL season.
Coach Kyle Shanahan was effusive in his praise for Purdy’s performance against the Buccaneers.
“I thought he played really well,” Shanahan told reporters after Sunday’s win. “There were very few that he missed. He protected the ball extremely well. If there was nothing there, we didn’t have intentional groundings. Did a good job moving the chains too, especially at the end there with the goalie. “I thought he had a great game.
After the game, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey commented on Purdy’s perfect passing percentage against the Buccaneers.
“Damn, he had a perfect pass rate,” McCaffrey told reporters in the locker room. “Wow, that’s incredible. He’s a baller, man, he’s a baller. This is also a good defense. That doesn’t shock me, but it’s impressive. I’m happy for him.”
On a day when wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk recorded a career-high 156 receiving yards, he didn’t know about Purdy’s remarkable passing rate.
“Did he?” Aiyuk asked reporters after being told Purdy’s passer rating. “I didn’t know that. He played well. When we came out of the break the ball was already in our court.”
After beating Tampa Bay 35-7 in his first NFL start nearly a year ago, Purdy has now made a habit of tormenting the Buccaneers’ defense. In two starts against Tampa Bay, Purdy posted an 80 percent completion rate and averaged 11.2 yards per pass attempt with six total touchdowns and zero turnovers.
Purdy and the 49ers now face the quick turnaround of a short week and will travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Thursday at Lumen Field, the site of Purdy’s first-ever road win during San Francisco’s 21-13 NFC West win in its last game Season.
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