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The San Francisco 49ers are back to where they’re supposed to be.
Injuries have piled up since the jump last season, causing the Niners to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020. After a market correction, they are back in the playoffs and fighting for a much-coveted Super Bowl.
Brock Purdy said the team is “grateful” to return to January football, but it’s time to get going.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) after the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on September 28, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Image Images)
“Obviously, we’re grateful for it, but at the same time, it’s like, man, we’ve got to push ourselves and have that chip on our shoulder to go out on the road and find a way to win and be ready for whatever comes our way,” Purdy said in a recent interview with Pak Gazette Digital. “Obviously, last year, what it was like and not making the playoffs, you never want that to happen. But for us, we’ve turned the page, we have a new team and we have to find a way.”
The Niners were one game away from having this weekend off, but suffered a loss at home to the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC West crown and first place.
“Obviously, that was the goal last week, and we gave it everything we had, but sometimes, things don’t go your way in the NFL. And for us, it’s all about bouncing back, man. We’ve got to turn the page quickly and get to Philadelphia, get our bodies ready, mentally, be ready to roll down the road and find a way to get it done in four quarters,” Purdy said. “It’s going to be tough, we’ve been there before, they’ve got a really good team, we respect them a lot, but obviously we’re able to go in and play our way and find a way to do it. So that’s our mentality going forward.”
Purdy has been a pleasant surprise from day one. Purdy, originally the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft and third on the depth chart, is now fighting for his second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons as a starter, and he has Kyle Shanahan to thank.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida, on Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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Given the carousel of coaches throughout the NFL, Purdy said it’s been “huge” for him to continue learning from a head coach.
“Being able to grow up with a coach, for him to be able to serve you and guide you, teach you, coach you, all the things, that’s extremely important. We see quarterbacks that get drafted pretty high to teams, and sometimes, you know, the rosters and coaches and general managers around them come in and out, and the player is left there to, you know, learn on his own,” Purdy said. “So to be able to have a guy like Kyle to teach me and take me under his wing and to be able to help me grow as a quarterback and as a professional athlete, I’m very grateful for that and I’ll never take it for granted. But obviously we see it every year, new coaches come and go. So, man, you’ve got to take advantage of the time you have with a good coach and good players around you and make this happen.”
Purdy admitted that “guys have talked about” playing the Super Bowl in front of their home crowd this year, but they need to “stay where our feet are” and just focus on the task at hand.
“It takes everything, man. You know, it’s never easy. It’s never given. We were the No. 1 seed, we had the bye in 2023, we had to go on a winning campaign in the divisional round the next week in the NFC championship, we’re down 17, and you’ve got to find a way to come back and come back and find a way to win and go to the Super Bowl. And then you go to the Super Bowl and it’s overtime. Like, It’s never easy, man. You’ve got to earn it,” he said Purdy.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter at Lumen Field. (Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images)
“Every game, every rep, you know, and that’s obviously the same case in the regular season for seeding purposes and playoff access. The NFL is never easy, man. And so, every year, it takes literally everyone and everything to achieve your goal, man. So we all understand that. I get it, and we have to remind ourselves of that because it’s not easy.”
