Purdy and 49ers roll over Seahawks

California's SANTA CLARA. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 41-23 in the wild-card game on Saturday thanks to Brock Purdy, who made his postseason debut and threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth.

Purdy accepted the position with the 49ers (14-4) where he remained during the regular season and displayed no signs of trepidation as he won his sixth consecutive start, filling in for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo early in the Week 13 victory. Miami is opposed.

The Niners will host either Minnesota, Tampa Bay, or Dallas the following week as they advance to the divisional round. In the first quarter, Purdy found Christian McCaffrey for a three-yard completion. In the third quarter, he found McCaffrey for another one-yard completion, and early in the fourth quarter, he sent the ball seven yards to Elijah Mitchell to make it 31-17.

When Deebo Samuel caught a long pass from Purdy and ran 74 yards for a touchdown, the Niners took the lead in the game. Russell Wilson had 385 yards passing for Seattle in a playoff loss to Atlanta ten years ago, the most by a rookie quarterback. Purdy passed for 332 yards, the second-most in the postseason for a rookie, and he became the first quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in a single game.

playoffs. Before a late-third-quarter sack by Charles Omenihu derailed a Seahawks (9-9) drive into the end zone, the team maintained a close score for the majority of the first three quarters.

In order to set up Mitchell's game-opening touchdown pass, Purdy next completed a 33-yard pass to Jauan Jennings. With his seventh straight game featuring multiple touchdown passes, Purdy tied a rookie NFL record held by Justin Herbert.

From there, san francisco continued to swell. The Seahawks' incredible season, which included making the playoffs last weekend in their first year after trading Wilson, came to a disappointing end with the loss.

Geno Smith filled in admirably, tossing 30 touchdown passes during the regular season and keeping him in the game during the playoffs thanks to a 50-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf in the opening period. Smith completed 25 of his 35 passes for 253 yards in total, two touchdowns, and one interception.

After two possessions, the Niners had a 10-0 lead thanks to a field goal on the first drive and a 3-yard pass from Purdy to McCaffrey on the second drive after McCaffrey's 68-yard run. However, Seattle fought back with a 14-play drive that was finished off by a deep pass to Metcalf and a 7-yard run from Kenneth Walker.

score of 23 41 H. Second Quarter Sea: Walker on 7-yard run (Myers extra), 13:14 Marinos 49ers Fourth X Fourth Team 1 2 3 4 T Seattle 0 17 0 6 23 San Francisco 10 6 7 18 41 First Quarter SF: Gould 34-yard field goal, 10:13 SF: McCaffrey on pass Purdy 3-yard run (Gould extra), 5:11 SF: Gould 33-yard field goal, 7:41 Sea: Metcalf on 50-yard.

Gould kicks a 46-yard field goal at 5:01 Smith (additional from Myers), 13 Sea.

After two possessions, the Niners had a 10-0 lead thanks to a field goal on the first drive and a 3-yard pass from Purdy to McCaffrey on the second drive after McCaffrey's 68-yard run.