Purdy joins Brady with perfect start and historic rating

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Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers has achieved a historic passer rating of 105.6, the highest in NFL history.

Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers has joined Tom Brady in an exclusive statistical club. Both quarterbacks started a season 6-0 with 15 or more total touchdowns and two or fewer turnovers—Brady achieved this with the Patriots in 2015, and Purdy has now done the same with San Francisco in 2026.

During the 49ers' 23-17 victory over the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football, Purdy reached a career passer rating of 105.6, the highest in NFL history across all quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts. On the season, he has thrown for 1,460 yards with 14 touchdowns and added 156 rushing yards with another score. He has been intercepted twice and sacked five times.

Purdy credited the 49ers defence for the victory. 'For our defense to do what they did at the end, that was really impressive,' he said after the game. Despite the team dealing with numerous injuries, the 49ers remain undefeated at 6-0 and lead the NFC West.

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