As you already know, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had himself a year. He threw a perfect game, surpassed Jeff Garcia, Joe Montana, and Steve Young in passing yards with 4280 yards, and led the league in just about every stat made for the position at some point in the season.
Let’s go back to those passing stats. Brock Purdy finished with 4280 yards passing. Not too shabby, but putting him at No. 5 in the league for 2023:
Your regular season passing yards leaders pic.twitter.com/DtD4oGD9iQ
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As always, some things need context, and perhaps he needs an asterisk next to his name.