Brock Purdy has yet to lose an NFL game that he's played from start to finish.
He boasts a perfect 11-0 record in such contests, but on Sunday night he's set for a 2022 Divisional Round rematch against the Dallas Cowboys, a team he admitted gave him one of his hardest tests yet.
"Yeah, honestly, I'd say so," Purdy said Thursday when asked if last year's playoff game against Dallas was his toughest game as a QB, per team transcript. "They were a really good defense and like I said, there were times where just the pass rush or my rhythm, something just felt off in that game and they did a good job of just getting me offset with some little things and just sort of made me rush some things and I feel like I didn't get in a good rhythm to process just what we had going on.
"So, there were some areas in there where I could definitely be better at. ... I do expect more to myself to be able to take the next step and go through reads, progressions, even with the pass rush that might be a little bit more aggressive and so that's where I'm at with that. But definitely one of my toughest games."
The 49ers memorably grinded out a 19-12 win the last time the teams met, ending Dallas' season for a second straight year before disaster struck in a 31-7 NFC Championship Game loss to Philadelphia in which Purdy tore his UCL.
That disappointment still stings for San Francisco, and it'll have another shot at the Eagles in Week 13, but it's the Cowboys and the NFL's top-ranked scoring defense looming a day away.
Purdy entered last year's matchup on a roll with 1,430 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and two interceptions through six starts. He had posted a passer rating above 114 in all but one of those contests, thrown multiple TDs in each of them and
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