Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers fall to Baltimore Ravens - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Through his first 23 NFL starts, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has had his share of bumps in the road, most notably the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow suffered during last season's NFC Championship Game.

But Purdy had never had the type of on-field struggles that he experienced Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens. Purdy threw a career-high four interceptions, including three in the first half, and the Niners finished minus-5 in turnover margin on the way to a 33-19 loss that dropped them to 11-4 on the season.

«He's played this long, he never had a game like this,» 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. «It's pretty unusual. That's the reality of the NFL. I'm not saying it's bound to happen but wish he didn't have as many picks today.»

Purdy finished 18-of-32 for 255 yards with no touchdowns for a passer rating of 42.6, the worst of any start in his career. His night ended early when he departed in the fourth quarter after sustaining a left shoulder stinger.

By the time Purdy reached his postgame news conference, he already was pondering how things went awry against the Ravens and how he'd bounce back from such a rough outing for an away date with the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

«It's the NFL,» Purdy said. «We have some opportunities coming up, and we still got two games left in the regular season before we get into playoffs. For me, [I'm] trying to look at the big picture of what we're trying to do, what our team goals are. But at the same time, I have to look myself in the mirror and ask myself why or how that happened and why I made those decisions?

»Our team came ready to play, and for me to make some decisions like that… it's not fair to these guys. I have