Brock Purdy made NFL quarterbacking look much easier than it is in the first six starts of his career. It took until Sunday night's for him put up poor pa sing numbers. But given the degree of difficulty vs. Dallas defense, the 49ers seventh-round rookie turned in his best performance yet despite his worst stats.For the first time since taking over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo, Purdy failed to throw multiple touchdown pa ses and rate above 90.0 in Charlie Lindgren Men Jersey efficiency. What made his seventh start so great, however, was the fact he didn't tne ball over and outdueled Dak Prescott when presented with similar key moments.It didn't feel that way early. The Cowboys looked to be in prime position to finally rattle Purdy, given the magnitude of the game plus the extra pre sure they could apply on the field.MORE:On the 49ers' second offensive play of the game, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa could have set the tone when he dropped Purdy for a 9-yard lo s. Instead, Purdy, after facing more heat from end Demarcus Lawrence, shook off two first-quarter sacks and settled in.Purdy (19-of-29 pa sing, 214 yards, zero TDs, 87.4 pa ser rating) still maintained a high completion percentage (65.5) and solid yards per attempt (7.4), not far off from what he did a half-dozen Peter Holland Men Jersey times before. Also as before, he made some confident, jaw-dropping throws and showed off his elusivene s.The Cowboys excelled at containing top 49ers wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, but Purdy was able to turn to the one player he has been able to trust most for big plays in crucial situations: tight end George Kittle, who made the best downfield catch of the entire playoffs.MORE:The reason Purdy doesn't look like a rookie is wait for it because he knows when to play like a rookie. Purdy has by no means been a "caretaker" or "game manager." He's aggre sive in throwing downfield when favorable shots Maurice Richard Women Jersey develop from fine pa s protection and the 49ers' consistent succe s in the running game.At the same time, Purdy has shown he can rein it in Henri Richard Jersey when needed and throw to a security blanket, either Kittle, Samuel or Aiyuk on intermediate routes or running back Christian McCaffrey on shorter routes.Purdy also was careful Sunday to not force the ball into coverage, realizing he was involved in a gritty, physical, defensive-minded affair where ensuring that the offense at least got points on field goals was huge.MORE:The 49ers weren't as effective as usual in running the ball, and that put Purdy in more third-and-longs. He navigated those well, though, and the 49ers ended up converting at 50 percent (7 for 14), a big number against the Cowboys' defense.Before Sunday, the 49ers had not seen Purdy battle much adversity on the field. They were rolling as an offensive machine with ma sive rushing efforts and chunk pa s plays. They had to be more than pleased that when Purdy had to fight to find his comfort zone, he succeeded.Purdy's pretty play was fun to watch when San Francisco was scoring and moving the ball at will, but Mark Streit Men Jersey much of that came against much le ser opponents with much weaker defenses than Dallas'. His grit, which emerged at the right time and was on full display Sunday, is what's needed to also beat Philadelphia in the NFC championship game.