What Brock Purdy Learned from his Meltdown Against the Ravens

SANTA CLARA -- Brock Purdy had an all-time great season, except for his Christmas Night meltdown against the Ravens when he threw four interceptions.

Of all the games he played this season, that one felt like a postseason game, and he melted down. On Wednesday, Purdy was asked what he learned from that experience. Here's what he said, courtesy of the 49ers P.R. department.

Q: You said after the Ravens game that you let some of the hype around Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and you let it affect you? How does it affect your preparation? Did it affect just the way you played in the game and does that experience help you going into this big primetime game?

PURDY: “Yeah, just it being a primetime game, Christmas Day and all that kind of stuff. Then we sort of had two really good plays in the beginning of the game and the stadium's feeling it. Everybody's feeling good. Then boom, you make a mistake. It's something for me it's huge to be able to get in that kind of moment and remember those kinds of things for as tough as they were and how bad I felt after. Man does that kind of stuff help you if you allow it to. To go back and watch it on film and be real with yourself about those moments and what it takes to play quarterback at this level and be successful and play consistently and make the right decisions consistently. Those are all things that I took account from that game that I think I got better at. Honestly, we're going to find out, the playoffs coming up and in this game. I thought I took some stuff away from it, but at the end of the day, we're going to find out on Saturday.”

TRANSLATION: Purdy made the game bigger than it needed to be. In his mind, it was a primetime game on Christmas and an opportunity to win the MVP award. But in reality, it was just another game. And that's how Purdy has to treat these playoffs. Let's see if he truly learned his lesson.