"SANTA CLARA - Brock Purdy and the 49ers' offense debuted this season at their own 5-yard line. Seattle's home crowd let out a menacing roar. Up ahead was a Seahawks defense that eventually would key a Super Bowl charge. But the 49ers, on that Sept. 7 afternoon, hogged and moved the ball on a 95-yard opening drive, sealed with a touchdown pass from Purdy to George Kittle. It was not a harbinger of doom for the Seahawks."
""They had a great opening drive and it was a battle back-and-forth all game," defensive lineman Leonard Williams recalled this past week. "But after that game, we knew the type of team we had and it felt special. It helped us focus and lock in the rest of the season." That season ends Sunday for them on their rival 49ers' home field, where their Super Bowl LX opponent is the AFC-champion New England Patriots."
Brock Purdy's 49ers began the season with a 95-yard opening drive capped by a touchdown to George Kittle, but the Seahawks battled back and used that test to gauge their potential. Leonard Williams said the contest helped focus the team for the season. Seattle clinched the NFC's top seed with a 13-3 regular-season win over San Francisco, then defeated the 49ers 41-6 in the divisional round and the Rams 31-27 in the NFC Championship. Injuries and a thin roster cost the 49ers a home Super Bowl opportunity. Jarron Reed emphasized the NFC West's strength, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the league with 1,793 receiving yards.
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