FOX Sports is ranking the QBs and teams best equipped to stop Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs from three-peating. No. 4 on our list: Brock Purdy and the 49ers.
Editor's note: This is the second of a five-part series on the quarterbacks and teams best equipped to challenge Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs and potentially stop them from becoming the first NFL team in the Super Bowl era to three-peat. No. 4 on our list: Brock Purdy and the 49ers. No. 5 was Jalen Hurts and the Eagles. Once again, the 49ers faced the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Once again, San Francisco built up a double-digit lead. Once again, the Niners blew it.
After that, McCaffrey picked up 11 yards on a run up the middle. On the first play of the Niners' second possession, Purdy connected with Aiyuk on a crosser for 18 yards. What did all those plays have in common? They featured 21 personnel, sets with two running backs and a tight end. San Francisco used that personnel grouping on 76.5% of their plays in the opening period, the third-highest rate in a game since 2016, according to Next Gen Stats.
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