Brock Purdy came through the Arizona game healthy, but kicker Eddy Piñeiro and linebacker Tatum Bethune did not.

Brock Purdy still believes the San Francisco 49ers can return to the NFL playoffs and make a run at a Super Bowl ring despite their injuries.

For the better part of his young, meteoric career, Brock Purdy has been shackled to that last, reductive label. He was unheralded coming into the league as the last pick of the 2022 draft, and he went into an offensive system in San Francisco that turned mediocre, underpowered quarterbacks into stat-stacking, game-winning quarterbacks.

The 49ers went 5-3 with Mac Jones filling in for Purdy and that kept them afloat in the playoff race. With a home game against the Panthers and a road date with the Browns on tap before a Week 14 bye, the 49ers can solidify their place in the postseason mix with a healthy Purdy back in charge of the offense.

Purdy has had a long time on the sideline as Mac Jones kept the 49ers’ playoff push on track, but there was no sign of rust, and Christian McCaffrey heaped plaudits on his quarterback for how easy he made it look despite his lengthy absence.

The 49ers (7-4) were fueled by much more than Brock Purdy’s return in a 41-22 win over the host Cardinals (3-7)

On Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers pushed their record to 7-4 on the 2025 NFL season with an impressive road win over the divisional rival Arizona Cardinals. This game marked the return of quarterback Brock Purdy, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdown passes in the blowout victory over Arizona.