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Star tight finish George Kittle wasn’t stunned the San Francisco 49ers put the 33-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas night time behind them earlier than they clinched<\/a> home-field benefit for the playoffs thanks, partly, to a 27-10 victory on the Washington Commanders on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n “That is one thing I prefer to level out\u2014I discovered final yr within the NFC Championship Recreation, once we didn\u2019t have a quarterback, simply the battle that our guys have,” Kittle defined throughout a chat with Albert Breer<\/a> of Sports activities Illustrated. “Crucial factor in soccer, apart from successful, is your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, what you placed on tape, what the digital camera sees, what your complete league will get to see once they watch your tape. You may activate the tape from the NFC Championship Recreation final yr or the Ravens recreation final week, and everyone simply fights their tails off…Once you\u2019re a part of a workforce like that, that mindset, it doesn’t matter what\u2019s happening and you’ve got the need to battle, it makes it actually particular.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Moreover the Baltimore debacle, Kittle referenced how the Niners misplaced quarterback Brock Purdy to a torn ulnar collateral ligament throughout final January’s NFC Championship Recreation loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Extra lately, Purdy handled regarding stingers<\/a> in back-to-back contests, and he tossed<\/a> 4 interceptions versus the Ravens on Dec. 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n Purdy and the 49ers bounced again in an enormous approach on the ultimate day of 2023, as the ultimate choose of the 2022 NFL Draft completed<\/a> 22-of-28 cross makes an attempt for 230 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions within the win over Washington.<\/p>\n “He\u2019s gone via the highs,” Kittle instructed Breer about Purdy. “He\u2019s gone via the lows. He by no means will get too excessive and he by no means will get too low. He\u2019s very even-keel. That\u2019s one factor that folks on the surface don\u2019t see about him. He\u2019s the identical man daily. He can throw for 4 touchdowns, he can throw 4 interceptions. He\u2019s the identical man each single day. He doesn\u2019t get in his feels or something like that.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Whereas it appears a lock<\/a> that Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson will win the Most Worthwhile Participant Award for the season over Purdy and all different contenders, DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a> confirmed on Monday afternoon that the 49ers ended Week 17 because the betting favorites at -120 odds to signify the NFC in Tremendous Bowl LVIII. Purdy seemingly will not thoughts dropping out on MVP if he is in a position to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy come February.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n