Watch Deebo Samuel’s 74-yard touchdown during the 49ers’ 41–23 wild-card win over the Seahawks again. Pause it 1.5 seconds in, while Brock Purdy is whipping a fake toss to his right side. There are nine defensive players in plain view, six of them are barreling toward Christian McCaffrey, all at once entranced with and terrified by the proposition of his getting another touch.
Here it is, so you can follow along:
Pause it again, this time after three seconds. Purdy completes his rollout and calmly looks downfield as a Seahawks linebacker, Cody Barton, runs at him with his hands in the air.