Super Bowl LVII Film Breakdown: How did Brock Purdy do?

Purdy's twenty-third completion (17:27)

On 2nd and 12 from the Chiefs’ 28-yard line, the 49ers were in an empty set look, with McCaffrey motioning toward the left sideline pre-snap. The Chiefs were in an obvious Cover 2-man defense. McCaffrey was purely a decoy on this play, running up the left sideline. Deebo, Aiyuk, and Juszczyk were lined up on the right side, with Juszczyk setting up outside the numbers. This play was originally designed to give Deebo space to beat his man one-on-one using an option route in the middle of the field.

Aiyuk was sent on a go route to create space for Deebo, and Juszczyk, like McCaffrey, was strictly a space-creating decoy. Between the blanketed coverage and pressure, Purdy had to scramble on yet another broken play. With nowhere to go, Purdy was able to improvise and escape the pocket, where Juszczyk would improvise as well to get open and reel in his second reception of the game. The 49ers would kick a field goal a few plays later, giving the ball back to Mahomes and the Chiefs. The rest is history.