The San Francisco 49ers held on for a wild 42-38 win over the Chicago Bears. However, Brock Purdy was not in the mood for comfort. Instead, the quarterback made it clear inside the locker room. One slip now can ruin everything, with Week 18 looming and the top spot in sight.

“We’re thankful to be in this position, but we have to focus on the next day and the next man up,” Purdy spelled it out post-game while talking about the No. 1 seed. “For us to be in this position is really cool, but we have to do something about it.”

In other words, the job is not done. Next comes the real test. The Seattle Seahawks are coming to town. The winner takes the No. 1 seed. More importantly, the prize includes a home playoff game. That matters, and Purdy knows it. He wants his team to be in that place.

And to ensure that, Purdy is doing everything he can. The Bears game is an example. There, he completed 24 passes in 33 attempts for 303 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. He also ran for 28 yards and 2 touchdowns. 

However, the win was also a historic moment for the 49ers. It’s the first time they’ve scored 40-plus points in back-to-back games since November 1995. With the win, the 49ers improved to 12-4.

Meanwhile, the Windy City still has plenty at stake. Chicago already owns its division. Still, this loss keeps the door open. They sit level with the Philadelphia Eagles but hold the tiebreaker. Beat the Los Angeles Rams in the City of Angels, or get help if the Washington Commanders knock off Philly and they go to the No. 2 seed.

Coming back to the 49ers, they need to keep winning to get the No. 1 seed. To achieve that, the 49ers will undoubtedly look to Purdy to continue performing at his current level.

Brock Purdy looks locked in, and the 49ers need that

Since taking over the Niners back in 2022, many feel that this year, Brock Purdy returned to his best. The control feels real. Week after week, Purdy looks like a quarterback fully in charge, not just riding momentum.

Then came the words from Kyle Shanahan. After the win, the Niners’ head coach did not hold back.

“I thought Brock had a hell of a game,” Shanahan said. “Brock has been playing his a-s off, made some huge plays in this game. Kept some drives alive with his legs, made some off-schedule plays, and he’s an assassin out there … he’s playing as good as it gets right now.”

And the numbers back it up. This performance follows his impressive outing on Monday night against the Indianapolis Colts, where he threw five touchdown passes. Then add the Chicago game. At least five total scores again. That puts Purdy in rare air. He is the first Niners quarterback to ever do that in back-to-back games.

Even league-wide, only a few names sit with him: Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson, Ben Roethlisberger, and Daunte Culpepper. That list speaks for itself.

Moreover, history keeps following him. Purdy became the first Niners quarterback since Jeff Garcia in 2002 to throw three touchdown passes and run for two more in one game. On top of that, he missed just two throws all night against the Bears. That is sharp football.

Right now, Purdy looks like one of the best quarterbacks in the league. And Niners fans want him to keep rolling in the same way.