Purdy is a part of a small group, becoming just the fifth rookie quarterback to reach the conference championship game. On Sunday in Philadelphia, he will have the opportunity to be the first to reach the Super Bowl.
John Lynch knows all about playing a rookie quarterback with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. The current 49ers general manager was a starting safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1999 when Shaun King stepped into the lineup when Trent Dilfer went down with an injury.
King won four of his five regular season starts.