Brock Purdy looks to rebound from his first regular-season loss as he and the 49ers (5-1) visit the Vikings (2-4) on Monday night.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – OCTOBER 15: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers attempts a pass while pressured by Ogbo Okoronkwo #54 of the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 15, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. SANTA CLARA – It’s no wonder Brock Purdy flashed back to his Iowa State days when it came to coping with a loss, not that he had a ton there.
“I was trying do little things right, make the right decisions, be consistent, and earn coaches’ and my teammates’ trust,” Purdy recalled. ” … Now, a year later, alright, this is the regular season, this is a real football game, not just practicing. They have some good players I remember facing in practice, but this is different.
The Vikings defense has blitzed on 60.5-percent of pass plays, according to The Associated Press, but such strategy has not unnerved Purdy in the past. He thrived against such tactics in his first meaningful game last year, against Miami, and, a month ago, he countered the New York Giants’ pressures by passing for a season-high 310 yards and two touchdowns.
“Yeah, it initially, the first couple of days, especially with an extra day off,” Purdy said of losing. “You could feel the guys in the locker room and at practice were ready to move on.” Purdy, by the way, endured 17 losses at Iowa State but the Cyclones finished with a winning record and a bowl appearance in his four seasons.Running back Christian McCaffrey showed no hindrance from an oblique injury as he ran on a side field the first 15 minutes of practice, nor were there any visible markings on his body as he walked shirtless into the locker room during media access.
Of the 49ers’ backups, Jordan Mason actually has appeared in more career games than Elijah Mitchell , that mainly because of Mason’s special-teams use last season and Mitchell’s injury history since leading the 2020 team in rushing as a rookie. Mitchell has 270 career carries for 1,291 yards and seven touchdowns; Mason has scored in each of the past two games but has just 64 career carries for 375 yards and three touchdowns.
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