The 49ers’ dominant December landed them a pair of Player of the Month awards from the NFL. Rookie quarterback Brock Purdy and running back Christian McCaffrey were both honored by the NFL for their excellence in the season’s final month-plus.
Purdy was the NFL’s Rookie of the Month for December, and it’s not a huge surprise. He first took over for Jimmy Garoppolo on December 4, immediately hit the gas and never took his foot off. From that point through the end of the year, the final pick of the 2022 draft completed 68.3 percent of his throws, averaged 8.1 yards per attempt and put up a 112.0 quarterback rating thanks to 13 touchdowns and just three interceptions. San Francisco’s offense averaged 33.5 points per game in that stretch. Purdy is in the running for Offensive Rookie of the Year on the strength of his month of December, so it’s only right that he wins the monthly version of the award.
