Brock Purdy leads the NFL with 13 touchdown passes after five weeks, and the 49ers are 5-0 with him throwing them. He has been intercepted only twice on 142 attempts, according to league passing statistics through Monday night.
Purdy has thrown at least two touchdown passes in every game. His best day came in Week 3, when he threw four against Arizona in a 36-30 win, and he has added a rushing touchdown of his own in the Week 2 rout of Miami.
Passing touchdown leaders after Week 5
| # | Player | Team | Pass TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Purdy | SF | 13 |
| 2 | Kirk Cousins | LV | 12 |
| 2 | Jared Goff | DET | 12 |
| 4 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 11 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | 10 |
| 5 | Jordan Love | GB | 10 |
| 5 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 10 |
| 8 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 9 |
| 8 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 9 |
| 8 | Jacoby Brissett | ARI | 9 |
| 8 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 9 |
| 8 | Tyler Shough | NO | 9 |
Purdy, game by game
| Week | Opponent | Result | Comp-Att | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs. LAR | W 27-7 | 25-34 | 205 | 3 | 1 | 105.6 |
| 2 | vs. MIA | W 35-13 | 20-22 | 287 | 2 | 0 | 149.1 |
| 3 | vs. ARI | W 36-30 | 15-27 | 297 | 4 | 0 | 133.8 |
| 4 | vs. DEN | W 24-14 | 19-30 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 107.4 |
| 5 | at SEA | W 32-29 | 19-29 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 92.5 |
| Total | 5-0 | 98-142 | 1,196 | 13 | 2 | 119.3 |
Efficiency, not volume
Purdy’s 1,196 passing yards fall outside the top 10. Matthew Stafford leads the league with 1,572. Purdy is doing it on fewer throws instead: 8.4 yards per attempt, a 69.0 completion rate and a 119.3 passer rating, the fourth best among qualified passers.
Cousins and Goff sit one touchdown behind him, and Burrow is two back.
What’s next
The 49ers host the Commanders on Monday night in Week 6. Goff’s Lions and Burrow’s Bengals are on byes, but Cousins and the Raiders host Buffalo on Sunday, so Purdy could enter Monday tied or trailing.
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