Brock Purdy 1 of only 4 starting QBs without INT this season
There are plenty of debates about just how good 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is. One thing he’s been successful at so far this season is taking care of the football.
Purdy has yet to throw an interception in his 90 pass attempts, although it’s come with a little bit of luck. He had three throws against the Giants in Week 3 that could’ve been picked. Two were batted away from defenders by his pass catchers, while another was tipped into the air toward the ever-dangerous middle of the field before landing in the hands of 49ers wide receiver Ronnie Bell.
Alas, avoiding turnovers has left Purdy without an INT on his ledger this season while dropping his career interception rate as a starter to 0.9 percent. He’s tossed two in 215 pass attempts across eight starts.
This year through three weeks he’s one of four starting QBs to throw no interceptions. Here’s a rundown of those four signal callers:
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
2023 stats: 90-121 (74.4 percent), 939 yards, 6 touchdowns, 7.8 yards per attempt, 112.9 passer rating
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
2023 stats: 61-91 (67.0 percent), 736 yards, 4 touchdowns, 8.1 yards per attempt, 106.3 passer rating
Joshua Dobbs, Arizona Cardinals
2023 stats: 59-82 (72.0 percent), 549 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6.7 yards per attempt, 98.1 passer rating
CJ Stroud, Houston Texans (Rookie)
2023 stats: 78-121 (64.5 percent), 906 yards, 4 touchdowns, 7.5 yards per attempt, 98.0 passer rating
