Kurtenbach: Brock Purdy picked up where he left off. That makes the 49ers the NFC’s team to beat

Purdy’s underwhelming practice performances were forgotten as he expertly ran the Niners’ offense in his first game since the NFC Championship Game.

Purdy went 4-for-5 for 65 yards Saturday. He also had an 8-yard scramble, nearly scoring on a third-and-long from the 10-yard line, boldly cutting inside and running into contact, instead of running out of bounds, to reach the end zone.

Objectively, it’s been an underwhelming training camp for Purdy this summer. Practice interceptions and unimpressive scrimmage stat lines had at least a vocal corner of the Niners’ fanbase wringing their hands about Shanahan’s decision to appoint the second-year quarterback the starter. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy gains yardage against the Denver Broncos in the first quarter of a NFL preseason game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

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