""I really do think it was a special year," Purdy said. "Given the circumstances that we were put in and dealt with and guys going down. You see across the league that sometimes teams don't really have what it takes to have these kind of circumstances and then push forward and make it to the playoffs and have a chance to be the one seed at the end of the year. All the things that we were able to accomplish, a lot of teams would have thrown in the towel.""
""It hurt," cornerback Deommodore Lenoir said about seeing the Super Bowl signs outside the stadium as he arrived Monday. "Because this whole season I was telling myself, if we hosted the Super Bowl, we have to be there. So it hurts.""
San Francisco finished the regular season 12-5, advanced past the wild-card round, and lost 41-6 to Seattle in the divisional round, ending a chance to play a home Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium. The team endured major injuries to key players, including Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, George Kittle, and time without Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall, yet still reached the playoffs. Coach Kyle Shanahan emphasized pride in the team's resilience. Players expressed disappointment about missing the Super Bowl opportunity while recognizing the season's accomplishments and the adversity they overcame. Kittle offered an encouraging health update.
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