Richard Sherman Podcast - 49ers–Bears REACTION: Purdy outduels Caleb Williams in SNF thriller | Week 17 | Richard Sherman NFL
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Richard Sherman reacts to the 49ers’ thrilling Sunday Night Football win over the Chicago Bears. Brock Purdy bounces back from an early pick-six to deliver a surgical performance, outdueling Caleb Williams in a wild shootout as San Francisco stays in the hunt for the NFC’s top seed. Sherm breaks down Kyle Shanahan’s game plan, Purdy’s growth, and the defensive issues the 49ers must clean up heading into a pivotal NFC West showdown. Sherman also reacts to Eagles vs. Bills, breaking down Philadelphia’s second-half struggles, Buffalo’s missed opportunity, and what the loss means for both teams heading into the playoffs as pressure continues to build in the AFC and NFC.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:09.6 | Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast, and what a game for the San Francisco |
| 0:13.8 | 49ers, in the Bears, for that matter. |
| 0:16.4 | It might have been game of the year. |
| 0:18.1 | Obviously, nobody's defense decided to show up this week, but Brock Purdy. |
| 0:23.1 | I got to see if him and Calh Shanahan went to medical school because it should be Brock Purdy, MD. |
| 0:28.6 | Surgical throughout the entire game, started off as rough as it could, a pick six. |
| 0:34.1 | But it didn't affect him at all throughout the game. |
| 0:37.4 | Ended up with five total touchdowns in the game, 24 of 33, |
| 0:41.4 | 303 yards, three touchdowns, two Russian touchdowns, |
| 0:44.9 | and a partridge and a pear tree for those still enjoying the holiday season. |
| 0:50.8 | But that's not all. |
| 0:53.3 | It was per saul. It was Tungus. It was per saw. |
| 0:56.0 | It was Tungus. |
| 0:57.0 | It was CMC and CMC and CMC some more. |
| 1:01.0 | This was an incredible all-around game for the 49ers offense. |
| 1:05.0 | And this was without George Kittle, without Trent Williams. |
| 1:08.0 | Trent Williams goes out after the first play of the game, after the pick six with a hamstring injury, |
| 1:12.6 | and then Persol was in and out of the lineup. |
| 1:15.6 | But if you think about this 49ers offense |
| 1:18.6 | and how prolific they've been over the last two weeks |
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