Bosa offers unique perspective on Purdy's struggles vs. Ravens
Bosa offers unique perspective on Purdy's struggles vs. Ravens originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy isn’t perfect.
The 49ers quarterback was responsible for four interceptions in his team’s 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas night at Levi's Stadium, but teammate Nick Bosa had a unique Purdy take after the worst game of the second-year pro’s NFL career.
"It seems like he's immortal out there, and nobody's immortal."
Bosa expects Purdy to address tonight's struggles like he has in the past 🔽 pic.twitter.com/Lj1qAm2DNW— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) December 26, 2023
“I think it’s unbelievable how he has played the past two years,” Bosa said. “Just being a young guy, a rookie last year, and it seems like he’s immortal out there, and nobody is immortal.”
Purdy completed 18 of his 32 passes for 255 yards and no touchdowns to counterbalance the turnovers, giving him a dismal 42.6 passer rating. Still, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year hasn’t lost any confidence in his quarterback.
“He has responded from his not-best performances before, and I think he will do it again,” Bosa said. “He just wants to do the best for this group and he’s our guy, he’s our leader, and I talked to him just now and told him, ‘On to the next.’ ”
Bosa shared that while he didn’t give Purdy many words of encouragement during the game, he did give him a high five to try and boost his young teammate’s spirits. The defensive end has no doubt Purdy will bounce back, as he did earlier in the season.
Before the Christmas defeat, the 49ers last lost a game in Week 8 against the Bengals at Levi’s. Purdy threw two interceptions in that defeat for five total over the team’s three-game skid, but he bounced back the next week and led San Francisco to a six-game win streak.
Purdy completed 115 of 160 passes (71.9 percent) for 1,762 yards and 17 touchdowns with just two interceptions in those six games, and he’s already looking forward to the 49ers’ two remaining regular-season games to get back on track.
"It pains me."
Brock Purdy remains focused on the big picture but is committed to fixing the mistakes he made tonight pic.twitter.com/si0xG8DCvx— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) December 26, 2023
“We have some opportunities coming up and we’ve still got two games left in the regular season before we get into the playoffs,” Purdy said. “And so for me, trying to look at the big picture of what we're trying to do, what our team goals are. But at the same time, I have to look myself in the mirror and ask myself why or how that happened and why I made those decisions.”
Bosa expects nothing less from Purdy than to learn, grow and move forward.
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