The 49ers rebounded from their abysmal loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a 27-10 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday at FedExField.
Following the 49ers’ thrashing of the Commanders, coach Kyle Shanahan explained why he was so proud of how his team bounced back after coming off a tough loss on a short week.
“I was real proud of the guys today because it was a tough week,” Shanahan told reporters. “I think it was more about the emotions of last week. Whenever you have a big game like that, it’s so exciting to play in front of everyone on Christmas in front of everyone. The two teams with the [best] records, just the emotions for everybody was huge.
“Then you’re tired from that. It takes a while to get everyone back going again, not just physically but also mentally. So, I had a lot of concerns about that throughout the week. Talked to the players a lot about it, but you never know how they’re going to be until game day, and I was just pumped that they went out, didn’t worry about anything else and found a way to win today.”
Shanahan revealed he was particularly impressed with the way that quarterback Brock Purdy rebounded after throwing a career-high four interceptions against the Ravens last week. Purdy threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns against the Commanders, completing 79 percent of his passes while, more importantly, not committing any turnovers.
The 24-year-old quarterback also set the 49ers’ single-season passing yard record on Sunday, a prestigious milestone for a franchise with multiple Hall of Fame signal-callers playing for the organization.
