Kyle Shanahan addresses 49ers QB Brock Purdy's struggles vs. Packers

The San Francisco 49ers secured a thrilling 24-21 comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers in Saturday night's Divisional Playoff at Levi's Stadium, propelled by late-game heroics from quarterback Brock Purdy. While Purdy's 12-play, 69-yard game-winning drive showcased his clutch ability, the second-year quarterback struggled leading up to that moment.

Amid a downpour, Purdy initially started the game wearing a glove but opted to play bare-handed after grappling with the wet football.

"Early on, obviously, I put on the glove for the first drive," Purdy explained. "It was coming down, and then it sprinkled, so I took it off. So I was still trying to sort of figure out what I wanted to do, and I was sort of fed up with the glove, so I just obviously was throwing like I normally do.

"Yeah, there were some times where I'm dropping back, ball's a little wet from the grass, and sort of affected some accuracy and stuff. But, dude, that's football, so I got to be better in that area."

Head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to reporters via a conference call on Monday, addressing whether the rain affected his quarterback's performance.

"I think it did a little bit," Shanahan acknowledged. "Even just watching [Packers QB Jordan] Love, too. I watched the first play of the game that he had on a swing route, the ball slipping, throwing in front of the guy, and there's a couple that got him. So there's definitely a few that got Brock, a few that he probably just missed trying to throw around a guy so it doesn't get tipped, and a couple that he just can't explain.

"That just [happens]. Usually, you have a couple in the game, but then you had a couple more with weather, and a couple more just not being exactly on the throw, and he had a few too many of them. But he also made some hell of a throws, too. I mean, dropping some of those balls over that middle linebacker to get to [WR] Jauan [Jennings] was unbelievable."

Shanahan also highlighted this impressive throw to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in pretty tight coverage during the game-winning touchdown drive.