Photos: San Francisco 49ers ousted from playoffs after Purdy injury, 31-7 loss to Philadelphia Eagles
The San Francisco 49ers lost in the NFC Championship Game for a second straight season, and unlike last year's defeat at Los Angeles that came down...
The San Francisco 49ers lost in the NFC Championship Game for a second straight season, and unlike last year's defeat at Los Angeles that came down to a fourth-quarter collapse, this one looked doomed from the start and will cast quite a dark cloud for the offseason. Brock Purdy, the once-unbeaten rookie phenom, injured his throwing elbow on the 49ers' opening possession of what became a 31-7 disaster. Purdy didn't re-enter the game until the third quarter. Even then, it was only because his backup, Josh Johnson, sustained a concussion and Purdy was able to do nothing more than hand off the ball.