Normally, our “Through the Eyes” breakdowns dissect a play that’s positive for the player or coach describing it. This one will be a bit different.
On Sunday, the 49ers suffered their first loss of the 2026 season. Turnovers were the main culprit, as San Francisco committed 4.
After the game, Brock Purdy walked through his 4th-quarter interception that all but sealed the win for the Falcons.
The Niners faced a 3rd-and-9 from their own 48-yard line with 2:42 remaining and trailed Atlanta 26-20.
The Falcons were showing pressure pre-snap. As Purdy Said Afterwards:
“[The] linebacker was mugged up on the line of scrimmage.”
You can see below that Atlanta actually had two linebackers, Kendal Daniels (#53) and Harold Perkins Jr. (#56), mugged up to the same side of the center:
At the snap, Daniels appeared to blitz and Perkins dropped out underneath: