<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-news-steve-young-jokes-hes-ready-to-play-qb-after-brock-purdy-josh-johnson-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steve Young jokes he’s ready to play QB after Brock Purdy, Josh Johnson injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/49ers-news-Steve-Young-jokes-he_s-ready-to-play-QB-after-Brock-Purdy-Josh-Johnson-injuries.jpg"><figcaption>1/29/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Steve Young jokes he’s ready to play QB after Brock Purdy, Josh Johnson injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-29T16:03:39-08:00">January 29th, 4:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-29T16:03:39-08:00">January 29th, 4:03pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The opportunity for the San Francisco 49ers to go into Philadelphia and beat the Eagles in the NFC Championship game went south quickly. An elbow injury to quarterback Brock Purdy in the first quarter knocked the Niners backwards, and a concussion suffered by backup Josh Johnson put the Niners in an all-but-impossible situation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steve Young is ready if the 49ers need him 😂 <a href="https://t.co/Lxuolz3fkU">pic.twitter.com/Lxuolz3fkU</a></p><p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1619823434078224385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It got so bad that Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young jokingly volunteered to put on a uniform and jump in the huddle for his old team. “Warming up in the parking lot, let me know,” read an <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1619823434078224385" rel="noopener">ESPN tweet</a>.</p><p>Young is one of the game’s top analysts for ESPN and he clearly was making the point that the Niners were in a desperate situation. San Francisco came into the game having won 12 consecutive games, and brought a dynamic defense and red-hot quarterback in Purdy into the battle with the Eagles.</p><p>However, Philadelphia took control of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-bulldozing-eagles-epic-td-run-sets-nfl-twitter-ablaze" rel="noopener">close game</a> with 2 late touchdowns in the second quarter. After Christian McCaffrey had tied the game at 7-7 with a 23-yrd TD run midway through the second quarter, the Eagles responded with a 14-play, 67-yard TD that culminated with a 13-yard touchdown run by Miles Sanders.</p><p>Johnson fumbled a snap on the ensuing possession, and Boston Scott added <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-devonta-smiths-1-handed-catch-sparks-early-controversy-vs-49ers" rel="noopener">another touchdowns</a> with 16 seconds left in the half.</p><p>The injuries to Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson gave the Niners little opportunity to mount any kind of comeback in the second half.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Eagles took advantage of their home field and their opponent’s injuries to win the NFC Championship Game by a 31-7 margin and advance to the Super Bowl.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steve Young jokes he’s ready to play QB after Brock Purdy, Josh Johnson injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-news-brock-purdy-elbow-injury-josh-johnson-nfc-championship-game-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers QB Brock Purdy returns to NFC Championship Game vs. Eagles after Josh Johnson injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/49ers-news-brock-purdy-elbow-injury-leads-to-josh-johnson-time-in-nfc-championship-game-vs-eagles.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers QB Brock Purdy returns to NFC Championship Game vs. Eagles after Josh Johnson injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-29T14:14:04-08:00">January 29th, 2:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-29T16:34:08-08:00">January 29th, 4:34pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brock Purdy returned from injury for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter after Josh Johnson had to leave the game. Johnson is <a href="https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1619818997805125632" rel="noopener">being evaluated for a concussion</a>, per the 49ers.</p><p>Purdy suffered an elbow injury in the first quarter after getting sacked by Haason Reddick and losing a fumble. Purdy was <a href="https://twitter.com/49ers/status/1619796048419106817" rel="noopener">officially listed as questionable to return</a> but didn’t play again until Johnson was forced out. It’s unclear if Purdy can actually throw the ball down the field.</p><p>Johnson entered on San Francisco’s second series and continued on while Purdy was examined by the medical staff. The 49ers’ defense initially held strong after giving up the opening-drive touchdown, which came in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-devonta-smiths-1-handed-catch-sparks-early-controversy-vs-49ers" rel="noopener">controversial fashion</a> after replays showed a big one-handed catch by DeVonta Smith should have been ruled a drop. Kyle Shanahan didn’t challenge the play, leading to a Miles Sanders touchdown.</p><p>San Francisco tied the game at 7-7 thanks to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-bulldozing-eagles-epic-td-run-sets-nfl-twitter-ablaze" rel="noopener">Christian McCaffrey touchdown run</a>, but a number of defensive penalties helped Philly score a touchdown to make it 14-7. Johnson then fumbled a clean snap, leading to the Eagles taking a 21-7 lead at halftime.</p><p>Purdy has been one of the best stories in the NFL this season, not having lost a single game (5-0 in regular season, 2-0 in playoffs) after being Mr. Irrelevant in the 2022 NFL Draft. Purdy was pressed into service after both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo suffered injuries in the regular season. Lance is done for the season, but there’s an outside chance <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-jimmy-garoppolo-major-super-bowl-injury-update" rel="noopener">Garoppolo can play</a> in the Super Bowl if San Francisco pulls off a miracle.</p><p>We’ll see if Brock Purdy actually finishes this game. It seems Christian McCaffrey and Kyle Juszczyk are emergency quarterbacks if needed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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