Brock Purdy threw three landing passes and ran for a fourth rating in his playoff debut, main the San Francisco 49ers to a 41-23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a wild-card recreation on Saturday.
Purdy picked up the place he left off within the common season for the 49ers (14-4) and confirmed few indicators of playoff jitters by profitable his sixth straight begin since changing an injured Jimmy Garoppolo early in a Week 13 win over Miami.
The Niners superior to the divisional spherical the place they are going to host both Minnesota, Tampa Bay or Dallas subsequent weekend.
Purdy related on a 3-yard go to Christian McCaffrey within the first quarter, transformed a 1-yard sneak within the third quarter and a 7-yard TD go to Elijah Mitchell early within the fourth to make it 31-17.
The Niners broke it open when Deebo Samuel took a brief go from Purdy and raced in for a 74-yard rating.
Purdy threw for 332 yards — the second most ever for a rookie within the playoffs to Russell Wilson’s 385 in a loss to Atlanta 10 years in the past — and he turned the primary rookie QB ever to account for 4 TDs in a playoff recreation.
The Seahawks (9-9) saved it shut for many of three quarters earlier than a strip sack by Charles Omenihu late within the third quarter spoiled a crimson zone drive.
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Purdy then hit Jauan Jennings on a 33-yard go to arrange the TD go to Mitchell that broke the sport open. Purdy tied an NFL file for rookies set by Justin Herbert along with his seventh straight recreation with a number of TD passes.
San Francisco piled on from there.
The loss introduced a disappointing finish to a stunning season for the Seahawks, who bought into the playoffs on the ultimate weekend of their first season after buying and selling away Wilson.
Geno Smith stepped in admirably, throwing 30 TD passes within the common season and protecting it shut for some time within the playoff recreation because of a 50-yard TD go to DK Metcalf within the first half.
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Smith completed 25 for 35 for 253 yards, two TDs and one interception.
The Niners raced out to a 10-0 lead after two possessions getting a subject aim on the opening drive after which a 3-yard go from Purdy to McCaffrey following McCaffrey’s 68-yard run on the second possession.
But Seattle battled again with a 14-play drive capped by Kenneth Walker’s 7-yard run and the deep go to Metcalf.
The Seahawks took a 17-16 lead into the half because of a bonehead play by Niners security Jimmie Ward. Smith scrambled 9 yards to his personal 47 with 1 second left within the half, however Ward hit him late after he began sliding.
The 15-yard penalty moved the ball to the San Francisco 38 and Jason Myers made a 56-yard subject aim to make it 17-16 on the half.
Seattle turned the third group because the begin of the 2000 postseason to guide on the half in a playoff recreation after trailing by at the least 10 on the finish of the primary quarter.
Seahawks LB Darrell Taylor (neck stinger) left the sport within the first half.
The 49ers may face the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Dallas Cowboys within the divisional spherical.
