You seeing this zero sack stat from Brock Purdy? Because it’s not just wild, it’s a bonafide Christmas miracle, especially for a team sitting undefeated a month into the season. While all eyes in the Emerald City are locked on our Seahawks, there’s some genuinely surprising stuff happening down south with the Niners, and frankly, it’s worth a look before Week 5 kicks off. Everyone expected them to start hot against a Rams team that looked jet-lagged, and some feisty-at-best Dolphins and Cardinals squads, but the *how* they’ve done it is the real head-scratcher.
Purdy’s Unscathed Streak Is Pure Magic (or Luck?)
Let’s talk about that zero-sack count for Purdy through four games. Seriously, zero. You know the Broncos and Bo Nix? They’ve given up five sacks all year. The crazy part? Purdy’s actually scrambling way more than Nix, racking up the eighth-highest scramble percentage in the NFL. Your eyes aren’t deceiving you on that one. We’ve seen him bail out of pockets. Credit the offensive line, for sure, but realistically, Purdy *could have been* sacked 5-6 times already this season. The fact he hasn’t is exactly what that dude “Random Guy” on X called it: a “Christmas miracle” and easily the biggest surprise of their season so far. He’s only got 13 more games to tie Dan Marino. Wild, right?
The O-Line Is Suddenly a Brick Wall
And speaking of that offensive line, remember when we didn’t trust anyone on it beyond Williams and Puni? Well, this unit is getting a lot of love, and it’s totally earned. A healthy Puni looks like a borderline All-Pro, straight up. According to Sports Info Solution’s total points earned metric, Puni is not just the best lineman on the Niners, he’s the 12th-best in the *entire NFL* with 10 points. But here’s the kicker: seven spots behind him isn’t Trent Williams, it’s Jake Brendel, their center, who has one of the lowest blown-block rates in the league and is rated the third-best center overall with 9 points. Then there’s Connor Colby with 8 points, who looks like a completely different player this season, way more assertive, and it’s paying off. Colton McKivitz, also at 8 points, isn’t having those “lookout” blocks in pass protection that used to make us hold our breath. Even Trent Williams, sitting at 6 points, is playing on an island, taking on more responsibility, and still rocking the lowest pressure rate allowed at 3.5% among any left tackle. Sure, he’s had a few blown blocks against some funky defensive looks, but overall, this offensive line is more than holding its own. They’re turning into a weapon late in games, which is a massive early season development.
Morris Is Pushing All The Right Buttons
And how about Raheem Morris as an upgrade over Robert Saleh? You know, the tweet saying “The upgrade that Raheem Morris has been over Saleh” really hits the nail on the head. In Week 4, Morris was dialing up 6-man pressures 13.6% of the time. Think about that: in 2025, Brian Flores was doing it 13.9% of the time. So for that game, Morris was basically Flores! Some fans might be wondering about the lack of sacks, but the “illusion of pressure” is clearly working in Morris’s favor. Look at the two-minute drill at the end of the first half last week; he blitzed Bo Nix on four consecutive plays. It’s that kind of aggressive, smart play-calling that’s got them sitting pretty.
So, with these kinds of unexpected performances fueling their undefeated start, the rest of the league, and yeah, especially us here in Seattle with our own Seahawks to worry about, better pay close attention to what’s really happening down south. They’re coming into Week 5 with some serious momentum, built on surprises that nobody saw coming.
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Originally reported by Niners Nation.
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