The New York Giants had a very clear game plan against the San Francisco 49ers and star quarterback Brock Purdy – blitz him heavily. But unfortunately for the Giants, that plan heavily backfired on them.
As Next Gen State points out in a post on social media, the New York Giants brought an unprecedented amount of pressure on Brock Purdy throughout the entire game, but Purdy made them pay by getting the ball out of his hands faster than we’ve ever seen throughout his entire career, and threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns.
“The Giants blitzed Brock Prudy on 33 of his 39 dropbacks (84.6%), the highest blitz rate in a game in the NGS era.
Likewise, Purdy averaged the fastest time to throw of his career (2.34 seconds).
Purdy vs Blitz: 20/31, 247 yards, 2 TD,” Next Gen Stats said in a post on X, the social media website formerly known as Twitter.
The Giants blitzed Brock Prudy on 33 of his 39 dropbacks (84.6%), the highest blitz rate in a game in the NGS era.
Likewise, Purdy averaged the fastest time to throw of his career (2.34 seconds).
💡 Purdy vs Blitz: 20/31, 247 yards, 2 TD
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— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 22, 2023
It was a pretty insane performance from Purdy given how much pressure he faced, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on social media as a result.
Giants did what they do. Bring pressure. Problem is, Brock Purdy doesn’t feel pressure https://t.co/KoddzHhDiD
— Brian Peacock (@BDPeacock) September 22, 2023
Jones had to get rid of the ball in less than 2.5 seconds. Omg the line is so terrible how can we function. Purdy had the exact same challenge and he lights you up. What am I missing here? https://t.co/T8pO79yKdA
— Mike C (@GiantsMC66) September 22, 2023
They bet against Purdy and lost. https://t.co/ewmoJogA06
— Evan Sowards (@EvanSowards) September 22, 2023
84.6% blitz rate and the Giants still gave up 30 points….. https://t.co/aDuE6NBx7Z pic.twitter.com/F8eBqjijdR
— N 🌧 🦇 (@NGLP124) September 22, 2023
Purdy was off-target early and made some turnover-worthy throws in the game but he was pretty strong against a team that blitzed him 85 percent of the time. That's crazy. https://t.co/T5jcIKe7US
— Troy Hyde (@troyhyde44) September 22, 2023
Brock Purdy was blitzed 33 times and still set a career high with 310 yards passing, 215 of which were after the catch. Consistently hitting the hot route and the open man. #49ers https://t.co/hKZrDReboS
— Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) September 22, 2023
Purdy is only in his second season playing in the NFL after he was the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, but he’s already looking like a legitimate star in the league.
