49ers QB Purdy admits he was in ‘sucky state of mind’ vs. Ravens

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy is learning, one play at a time, and the 49ers' Christmas night loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday at Levi's Stadium was an important lesson. With the worst game of the quarterback's young NFL career in the review mirror, Purdy now can see how his emotional state affected his play in the 33-19 loss. "It's just not being in the right state of mind as a quarterback," Purdy said on Thursday. "Having the aggressive trigger to make the throw, the big play, but also shoot, dude, you don't want to turn the ball over again. "It's just a sucky state of mind to be in." Purdy hasn't struggled like he did in the 49ers' loss to the Ravens, but now he has the proper perspective to see his four-interception game as a learning experience that he can use moving forward. "Every play has a life of its own," Purdy said. "You have to take it one play at a time and not try to win the game by a couple big plays. When I'm thinking like that, I just wasn't in the right state of mind towards the end when we're trying to get back into it. That's the learning experience." Purdy explained that the pressure he put on himself to "make up" for the mistakes he made earlier in the...