The 49ers quarterback now has two picks in two games. “I played well the whole game, I wasn’t thinking about it or anything,” Purdy said Monday night after throwing four interceptions in the 49ers’ 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “It wasn’t even a thing.”
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Bay Area and California sports teams! Subscribe to our All Access Daily newsletter here. But in the fourth quarter, Purdy felt the sensation again when Ravens defensive end Jadeveon Clowney threw him a 3-yard field goal. “And just the way I was treated on that play, it just came back like last week,” Purdy said. “So, I had to go through the whole protocol process and everything else in the tent again.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday he doesn’t think the jabs between two weeks will have lasting effects on Purdy. The first came just eight days earlier, when Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck made helmet-to-helmet contact with Purdy.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 49 Can’t Purdy, Shanahan Lead a Comeback? How the 49ers could get the top seed in the NFC in Sunday’s playoffs “Watching him the way he did [last] week and then hearing how he did today and talking to him last night after the game, I think he’s going to be fine,” Shanahan said on a conference call with reporters.
“I don’t think it bothers him. “I’m sure it hurts him, but overall I think he’ll be good for us this week.” The 49ers (11-4) return to action on Sunday in a critical Week 17 matchup at the Washington Commanders.
The 49ers still hold the top seed in the NFC playoff race and could end the regular season with wins over the Commanders and Los Angeles Rams. Purdy had his worst game as a college or pro quarterback on Monday night, completing 18 of 32 passes for 255 yards and four interceptions with no touchdowns.
He left the game with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter. He replaced quarterback Sam Darnold and finished the game. Purdy said he has spoken with Shanahan about the possibility of returning to action after he is cleared.
“We just talked about the game scenario we were in, we just got scared and my hand came back, it felt normal and what not,” he said. “Sam went in and scored and he [Shanahan] says, ‘Right now, Sam and I are just going with how things are going.’ And we didn’t want anything else to come out. With the Spike But that was exactly the situation we were in.”
So Sam did well and we cycled with him. Darnold led the 49ers with a touchdown, bringing the 49ers within two points. He threw an interception a minute later when the 49ers had a fourth-and-goal from the Ravens’ 17-yard line.
