LAS VEGAS — Brock Purdy heard fullback Kyle Juszczyk issuing the alert.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback understood his teammate’s intention: Flip the formation, and send tight end Charlie Woerner in motion on the third-quarter play against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round.
But Purdy realized what Juszczyk didn’t: The play clock had nearly expired. With just two seconds remaining, proceeding with pre-snap motion risked a delay-of-game penalty.
So instead, Purdy screamed: “Stay there! Stay there!”
Then he shifted to a quick count, fielded the snap with no seconds to spare and delivered an immediate pitch to running back Christian McCaffrey.