At halftime in Santa Clara, nerves were tense among San Francisco 49ers fans.
Well, someone said something in the locker room, and they proved why they were huge favorites against the Seattle Seahawks.
The 49ers dominated their NFC West rivals in the second half en route to a 41-23 win in the wild-card round.
It was San Francisco’s 11th straight win, and Purdy is now 6-0 since taking over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo.
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The Niners offense got going almost immediately, as they scored on each of their first two drives with a Robbie Gould field goal and a Christian McCaffrey touchdown. But in the second quarter, Seattle got on the board with a Kenneth Walker score. After Gould kicked another field goal, Geno Smith found DK Metcalf for a 50-yard touchdown, and suddenly the Seahawks were up 14-13 with just over five minutes left.
Gould was able to knock his third field goal with 13 ticks remaining in the half but the 49ers decided to squib the kickoff, and after a personal foul, the Seahawks were right in field goal range. Jason Myers drilled a 56-yard field goal to put the Seahawks up 17-16 heading into the locker room, immediately taking back the momentum…
..But not for long. The Niners answered right out of the half with a one-yard rushing touchdown by Brock Purdy to take a six-point lead. The Seahawks were again driving down the field and were inside the red zone, but on third down, Geno Smith lost a fumble, and the Niners did not let off the gas pedal.
A seven-play, 70-yard drive ended with Purdy scrambling to find Elijah Mitchell for a touchdown, and the ensuing two-point conversion made it a 31-17 lead for San Fran. And just for good measure, Deebo Samuel took a 74-yard reception to the house shortly after. In the second half, the Niners outscored Seattle, 25-6.
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Purdy finished with 332 yards on 18-of-30 passing, throwing three touchdowns and running for another. McCaffrey added 119 yards on the ground with his 15 carries, while Samuel finished with six receptions for 133 yards. Brandon Aiyuk added three catches for 73 yards.
Smith was 25-for-35 through the air, throwing for 253 yards and two touchdowns, along with a pick and a fumble. Metcalf put up 10 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort.
The Niners will wait to see who their opponent is in the divisional round, but no matter who they face, San Fran is a freight train ready to destroy anything in its path.
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