Exclusive: George Kittle on Purdy’s confidence, McCaffrey’s impact and the Cowboys showdown

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

George Kittle joins Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan to discuss how Brock Purdy’s confidence feeds the offense, the dramatic impact Christian McCaffrey has had since joining the 49ers and how excited the tight end is to face the Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff. Then, Cowboys reporter Michael Gehlken joins the show to preview this weekend's showdown between the 49ers and the Cowboys.

(1:22) 49ers ready to face Cowboys in NFC divisional round

(5:45) Is Kittle primed for a big performance?

(13:49) Kittle on the 49ers’ love of playing at home

(18:11) Kittle details Purdy’s confidence

(23:16) Kittle breaks down Shanahan’s offensive mindset

(26:38) Kittle shares his game day rituals

(34:34) Gehken details the Cowboys’ confidence

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0:00.0	It's the Dallas Cowboys against the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth post-season matchup between these storied franchises.
0:07.6	The winner advances to the NFC championship game next week.
0:11.8	It should be a phenomenal atmosphere at Leavai Stadium on Sunday for the final game of the
0:16.5	divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
0:19.4	The 49ers ended the Cowboys season last year, and this time the Cowboys will be the
0:24.2	road team for a game that they say they have wanted so they could exact some revenge.
0:29.3	The 49ers enter with an 11-game winning streak with the most unlikely of
0:34.3	quarterbacks leading the way. Rookie Brock Purdy and his talented group of teammates
0:38.4	take on a team with stars on their helmets and on their roster.
0:42.0	Tied in George Kittle stops by to discuss their helmets and on their roster.
0:43.0	Tight-in George Kittles stops by to discuss the state of the 49ers and this intriguing match-up.
0:48.4	Reporter Michael Galkin of the Dallas Morning News joins us to give us the perspective from the Cowboys locker room.
0:54.0	Jennifer Lee Chan and I get you set for kickoff on this bonus episode of 49ers
0:59.4	Talk coming at you right now. Welcome to another edition of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:07.7	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
1:11.0	This is 49ers talk brought to you by Bigotires Matt meocco Jennifer Lee Chan and another bonus episode of for the years talk and yes. What was that again?
1:21.0	O'hoo. yes. It's worthy of a whooo because 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys, it doesn't get any better than this for
1:31.9	post-season football. It really doesn't and than this for post-season football.
1:33.6	It really doesn't and you can sense the energy in the lockroom, even though most of the players
1:38.4	weren't born yet or they were very, very young, toddler age when this rivalry was kind of at its peak there still is that sense of knowing the history and all of the plays and the players at least they know the players that were involved in those games and I think it really does mean a little bit more also because of course it's the playoffs.
1:56.7	Yes and this is a good matchup man this is a really good matchup. I like the you know the star power on both teams it's the final game of the weekend
2:06.4	will be played of course here at Levi Stadium on Sunday at 3.30 p.m and so it'll be the final piece of the the NFC and the AFC
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