Week 16 · 2025–26 season
49ers
W 48-27 at Colts · Dec 22, 2025
Misery Index · Euphoric
49ers fans letting themselves admit B.Purdy's 5-TD afternoon looked an awful lot like a quarterback worth keeping.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
B.Purdy's five-touchdown afternoon — including strikes to D.Robinson and G.Kittle — finally gave this fanbase permission to exhale and admit the offense is, in fact, real. The J.Tonges fumble recovery on the opening kickoff set the tone, and Indianapolis never got the game close enough to make anyone clutch a couch cushion. The only lingering question: where has this version been hiding, and can it travel into January?
What fans said
“This offense is absolutely legit.”
u/badbadhaha▲ 1.0kpride
“FIRST QB SINCE STEVE YOUNG TO THROW 5 TDS! LOOK AT OUR QB!!!”
u/Jannik0433▲ 391pride
“That's my fucking quarterback. BCB!!!”
u/valarpizzaeris▲ 374joy
“this team can absolutely win the Super Bowl.”
u/Available_Story6774▲ 282hope
“One of the best games of a 49er QB in recent memory history. 295 yards 5 TDs 74% completion. Forget the INT lol.”
u/Own-Arachnid-5285▲ 265joy
“He might need new hearing aids but he damn sure didn't hear no bell”
u/bzdelta▲ 169joy
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