Purdy keeping upcoming 49ers-Eagles clash separate from NFC title game

SANTA CLARA — There are a lot of subplots for 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy when he makes his return to the place he sustained a significant elbow injury in the NFC Championship Game. But Purdy is remaining focused on the only thing that matters, he said Thursday. And that is putting himself in position to play winning football on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, owners of the NFL's best record at 10-1. "We're going on the road in a hostile environment," Purdy said. "We're late in the season, so every game is obviously big for us. So that's where I'm at with my mindset. "I'm not going to go back and feel a certain way. None of that. It's a new year. Two new teams, slightly different in ways. That's how I'm looking at it." Purdy was fresh on the scene last season, rising up the depth chart after injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo. He was the starting quarterback in the 49ers' playoff victories over the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys to land a spot in the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers visited Philadelphia with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. On the 49ers' sixth offensive play, Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick beat the block of tight end Tyler Kroft...