Could Brock Purdy become the first rookie quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
Brock Purdy will make history if he guides the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl victory this season. No team has ever won “The Big Game” with a rookie signal-caller under center.
The Brock Purdy story truly seems like a Hollywood movie. Selected with the very last pick (seventh round, No. 262 overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft, he certainly wasn’t expected to see the field this year.
San Francisco opened the season with young starter Trey Lance—who the team mortgaged their future to acquire—and veteran Jimmy Garoppolo as the backup.
However, Lance would go down with a season-ending injury during the second game of the season. Ten games later, Garoppolo wound up hurting his foot and may be out for the year as well.
With Lance and Jimmy G. sidelined, Purdy came to the rescue and is now a perfect 3-0 as the Niners’ starting QB. He went 16-for-21 with 185 yards and three total touchdowns in his first start as the team beat Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7.
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Purdy is the eighth player in NFL history to throw multiple touchdowns in his first three career starts. The first seven players to accomplish the feat were Dan Marino (1983) Mark Rypien (1988), Rich Gannon (1990), Kurt Warner (1999), Billy Volek (2001), Jay Cutler (2005) and Marcus Mariota (2015).
That’s not bad at all for a “Mr. Irreverent,” which, of course, is the nickname given to the last pick in the draft.
Will Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl?
Several rookie quarterbacks have played in the postseason over the years. While none of them have made the Super Bowl, six (Pat Haden, Dieter Brock, Shaun King, Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez) have reached a conference championship game.
Purdy could very well pull off what other first-year QB’s from the past couldn’t. His Niners, who currently own a 11-4 record and have clinched a playoff spot, certainly have the firepower to win it all this year. They’re loaded on offense with weapons like George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey. Plus, their defense, led by Nick Bosa, is the best in the league.
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It won't be an easy task, though, for Purdy and the gang. A lot of other teams like the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles have a good shot at hoisting the Lombardi Trophy this February as well. We'll see what happens.