The 49ers' 24-21 comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Levi's Stadium put quarterback Brock Purdy in rare company.
San Francisco's divisional-round triumph with Green Bay gave the 49ers their third straight NFC Championship game and second straight with Purdy as the starting quarterback.
The 24-year-old joins former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez as the only signal callers since the NFL merger in 1970 to play in a conference in each of his first two seasons Championship game started.
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QBs start the Conf Championship in each of the first two seasons – since 1970
Seasons
Ben Roethlisberger 2004, 2005
Mark Sanchez 2009, 2010
Brock Purdy 2022, 2023— Guy Haberman (@GuyHaberman) January 21, 2024
The win was the third of Purdy's playoff career and made him the fifth quarterback in NFL history to win a postseason game in each of his first two seasons. In doing so, he joined Baltimore's Joe Flacco (2008-09), Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger (2004-05), New York's Mark Sanchez (2009-10) and Seattle's Russell Wilson (2012-13) as the only players to achieve this feat succeeded.
In four career postseason starts, the 24-year-old posted a 62.7 completion percentage with four touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 101.0 passer rating.
Purdy finished Saturday's win over Green Bay completing 23 of 29 passes for 252 yards, a touchdown and 14 rushing yards, including a game-winning drive that gave San Francisco the lead in the fourth quarter.
The 49ers remained perfect in home playoff games started by Purdy, with a 3-0 record in postseason contests at Levi's Stadium with the young quarterback under center.
San Francisco has a chance to improve to 4-0 in games like this when the 49ers host the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game next Sunday.
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