Another wrinkle to the Purdy legend — deep shot Brock throws long against Patriots

SANTA CLARA — You could sense the tension at Levi’s Stadium Sunday the moment rookie Isaac Guerendo fumbled the second half kickoff and the New England Patriots quickly scored on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jacoby Brissett to Austin Hooper.

A game the 49ers had led 20-0 was suddenly 20-10 and it was hard not to think of the previous week’s collapse against the Los Angeles Rams, which was fueled in part by special teams errors.

The usual script called for quarterback Brock Purdy to restore order as he usually does ...