Quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers have never failed to reach the NFC Championship Game when making the playoffs since he was drafted.

This was obviously the theme of the season. Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Mykel Williams, and then Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall, and George Kittle are all missing time. Trent Williams missed a game, backup linebacker Tatum Bethune went down, and the list could continue.

A day after the San Francisco 49ers saw their season come to a crushing end with a lopsided 41–6 playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the team’s offensive coordinator, Klay Kubiak, interviewed for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coaching vacancy.

Quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks host Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional round of the 2026 NFL playoffs tonight. This game kicks off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET (6 p.