The 2024 Super Bowl saw Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs emerge triumphant for the second straight NFL season, leaving Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers empty-handed in Las Vegas.
It was still a remarkable campaign by the Niners, who went further than predicted with āMr. Irrelevantā of the 2022 NFL Draft at the helm. But Purdy is not satisfied with winning the job and making a deep playoff run as QB1. He wants to win.
āWe got all the way to the end. Weāre right there and werenāt able to finish it,ā Purdy said, via 49ersWebzone.com. āSo for me, I had that taste in my mouth, and then get back into the gym, start slowly, working into it.ā
While many believe his best chance to etch his name in history has already passed, Purdy thinks heās in an even better spot to succeed in 2024. Ahead of his third year, the 49ers QB feels in a great position to bring home the Vince Lombardi.
Patrick Mahomes (left) and Brock Purdy.
āHere, in OTAs, getting with [head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] and going over all the games that we played in, every play, and going over situational football and stuff, and taking that and actually going out on the field and running things and repping things, and throwing to the receivers. Last year, I didnāt have that, so now that Iām able to attack those kinds of things, I feel like Iāve gotten better.ā
Mahomes, Chiefsā three-peat aspirations might be biggest threat to Purdy, 49ersā Super Bowl hopes
The 49ers still have enough pieces to contend, and Purdy is young enough to continue looking for his first Super Bowl ring. But the biggest problem might be that Mahomes and the Chiefs arenāt done yet.
Kansas City has already hoisted the last two championships and itās going after the next one to complete an unprecedented three-peat in NFL history. Thatās what is keeping Mahomes, Andy Reid and Travis Kelce motivated after so much success.
The Chiefs are a rising dynasty in the league, and no one knows when it will end. Their first title came in February 2020, and only Tom Brady (twice) and Joe Burrow have been able to stop Mahomes so far. Will Purdy get to join that list this year?
