Paul Heyman called it.
The iconic WWE promoter, who has spent years as a supporter of Brock Lesnar, appeared on the “FOX NFL Kickoff” before Saturday Seattle Seahawks football team–San Francisco 49ers wild card match to inflate another Brock – 49ers midfielder Brock Purdy.
And Purdy lives up to the hype.
Rookies come out Iowa State, who was chosen as “Mr. Unrelated” with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, completed 18 of 30 332-yard passes, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the game. made his knockout debut when the 49ers took the lead in the second half to beat the Seahawks 41-17 and advance to the split. He also has a quick touch.
When 49ers‘ other stars also appear in big ways — Christian McCaffrey has 119 yards of javelin, Deebo Samuel had a 74-yard catch and run and Nick Bosa had an important hard rebound with San Francisco taking a six-point lead in the third quarter – Purdy caused a stir on social media, with LeBron James even chiming in. San Francisco Giants Vase Webb longana native of Northern California, also hats off.
Purdy later responded to James’ tweet:
Purdy became the first rookie quarterback selected in the seventh round to start a knockout in more than 70 years, and he’s made history with his play. The 23-year-old is only the second rookie in the Super Bowl era to have three touchdowns in a knockout (Dak Prescott). He is also the second rookie to have at least one touchdown and one rush touch in a knockout match (Russell Wilson).
Purdy’s 332 yards of passing is the most for a 49ers quarterback in the knockout stages since Joe Montana in the 1989 Super Bowl. He became only the fourth quarterback in franchise history to have more than 300 yards. pass and three touchdowns in a post-season game, while joining Montana, Steve Young and Jeff Garcia.
The 49ers now have another home game against either Minnesota Vikings, dalas cowboy or Tampa Bay Buccaneersdepending on how the rest of Super Wild Card Weekend plays out — and Purdy’s performance on Saturday should keep any potential competitor on notice.
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