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Record-setting 49ers QB Brock Purdy can continue historic start to career vs. Rams
Sep 13, 2023 at 4:11 PM
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback
Brock Purdy became the team's starter in Week 14 of last season and has not looked back. After leading the 49ers to victory in each of their final five regular-season games in 2022, Purdy recorded 220 passing yards, two touchdown passes, and no interceptions for a 111.3 rating in
San Francisco's victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday. It marked his sixth consecutive regular-season start with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 95 or higher.
With two touchdown passes at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday (1:05 PM PT, FOX), Purdy will join
Billy Volek as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with at least two touchdown passes in each of his first seven career starts. He can also become the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era with a passer rating of 95 or higher in each of his first seven career starts.
Purdy, who will be 23 years and 264 days old on Sunday, can also join
Patrick Mahomes and Pro Football Hall of Famer
Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks ever under the age of 24 to record a passer rating of 95 or higher in seven consecutive starts.
Brock Purdy's six career regular-season starts:
| Season, Week |
Opponent |
Result |
Pass Yards |
TD Passes |
Passer Rating |
| 2022, Week 14 |
vs. Tampa Bay |
W 35-7 |
185 |
2 |
134.0 |
| 2022, Week 15 |
at Seattle |
W 21-13 |
217 |
2 |
117.0 |
| 2022, Week 16 |
vs. Washington |
W 37-20 |
234 |
2 |
114.6 |
| 2022, Week 17 |
at Las Vegas |
W 37-34 (OT) |
284 |
2 |
95.4 |
| 2022, Week 18 |
vs. Arizona |
W 38-13 |
178 |
3 |
141.2 |
| 2023, Week 1 |
at Pittsburgh |
W 30-7 |
220 |
2 |
111.3 |
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