Brock Purdy looks for better success against Seattle defense as 49ers, Seahawks renew rivalry

Brock Purdy hasn't run into many road blocks early in his career with the San Francisco 49ers as he's been one of the game's most efficient passers as a seventh-round rookie in 2022.That's what has made his struggles against Mike Macdonald's defenses so glaring, highlighted by the way last season ended with losses to the Seattle Seahawks in a Week 18 showdown for the NFC West title and two weeks later in a divisional round loss.The 49ers were outscored 54-9 in those two games with their high-powered offense unable to reach the end zone even once on 19 offensive possessions.Purdy and the Niners (4-0) get a chance to reverse that trend on Sunday when they visit the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks (3-1) for the first time this season. "They did a really good job against us with out-physicaling us and getting to the ball fast and flying around and closing the windows in the pass game and stuff," Purdy said Thursday. "They did a really good job with all that. Obviously, for me it suc