Early on in the third quarter of San Francisco's season-opening victory over Pittsburgh, Christian McCaffrey put his elite ability on full display when he ran for a 65-yard touchdown. But the downfield blocks McCaffrey received from receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Ray-Ray McLoud undoubtedly helped the play go for six points. Quarterback Brock Purdy told reporters on Thursday that the play made for a fun moment in the film room. "It was awesome," Purdy said in his Thursday press conference. "I mean, the first time we watched it just everybody's, you know the sounds that they make, like B.A.'s block first everyone going crazy about that. And then Ray-Ray coming, running around the corner, you could see Ray-Ray starting to run and then everyone's like hyping him up and when he made his block, everyone was going crazy."From a bigger-picture perspective, that play is emblematic of the selflessness that's permeated the 49ers' locker room. When asked about it, Purdy called it "rare.""I think you have all this, stardom on a team and what not, and for everyone to just put the ego aside and be like, 'Hey, we want to win. We want to win a Super Bowl and we're going to do what it takes,'" Purdy...
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