The 49ers (9-4) won their sixth straight game Sunday as Brock Purdy won his NFL starting debut, Tom Brady endured one of his worst losses and Deebo Samuel exited with a concerning ankle injury.
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy’s first career start had his dad shedding joyful tears in the Levi’s Stadium stands, and the 49ers’ Faithful shared that sentiment Sunday by chanting “Pur-dy! Pur-dy!” at times in Sunday’s 35-7 rout of Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 49ers must quickly cast aside their mixed emotions and worthy ego. Thursday night brings their next game, at Seattle’s daunting venue where they’ll face the Seahawks to possibly clinch the NFC West crown. The 45-year-old Brady rifled 55 passes and completed 34 for 253 yards, with a pair of second-half interceptions and a touchdown throw when the Bucs trailed 35-0.
Offensively, Purdy did more than just serve as a property manager on the 49ers’ home turf. He got the ball to the 49ers’ stars, and they delivered, such as two touchdowns from Christian McCaffrey and one apiece by Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, not to mention Purdy’s own 2-yard scoring scramble to open the second quarter for a 14-0 lead.
A 28-0 halftime lead might not have seemed too safe to 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, who was the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator when they lost Super Bowl LI as Brady rallied the New England Patriots from a 28-3 deficit for a 34-28 overtime win.
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