SANTA CLARA – Six weeks after aggravating his toe harm, Brock Purdy remains to be not reclaiming his beginning position for Sunday’s go to by the Los Angeles Rams.
Mac Jones once more will begin and look to enhance on his 5-2 document instead of Purdy, who could or could not go well with up as a possible backup, coach Kyle Shanahan introduced after Friday’s observe.
The injury-ravaged 49ers (6-3) will face the NFL’s second-stingiest scoring protection (15.9 factors per recreation) introduced in by the Rams (6-2).
Purdy is listed as questionable, as are defensive linemen Alfred Collins, Kalia Davis and Keion White; linebackers Dee Winters and Tatum Bethune; and left guard Ben Bartch, who can be activated off Injured Reserve on Saturday.
Collins (hip), Davis (ankle) and White (groin) all sustained accidents in Thursday’s observe. Collins was unable to observe Friday however did limp out to observe defensive-line warmups; he compelled a fumble on the 1-yard line within the 49ers’ Nov. 2 additional time win in opposition to the Rams.
Vast receiver Ricky Pearsall (knee) will miss a sixth straight recreation.
Heart Jake Brendel and defensive finish Bryce Huff are anticipated to reprise beginning roles after every missed two begins with a hamstring pressure.
COACH-QB CHATTER
Jones is discovering a groove with Shanahan’s play calls that buzz into the quarterback’s helmet. That communication line stays open till 15 seconds stay on the play clock, leaving scant time to overview the earlier play. “It’s very like business casual,” Jones mentioned of their in-game communication, “but it surely’s very like, ‘Alright, that was good. Next play.’ Or ‘That was really bad. Next play.’ “
Until it’s a play like Jones slamming into Christian McCaffrey to push him ahead for additional yards, which usually leads to Shanahan yelling over the headsets, Jones mentioned with a cackle.
“Kyle does a great job just keeping me on track, and really as a quarterback, you just have to play each play as a life of its own and go at one play at a time,” Jones added. “I try to just hear the call, paint the picture of the call in my helmet, then make sure everybody’s lined up and let it rip.”
Jones tore into the Rams for season highs of 33 completions and 49 makes an attempt in an Oct. 2 additional time win at SoFi Stadium. He handed for 342 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers in that outing.
In final Sunday’s 34-24 win on the New York Giants, Jones’ 135.2 passer ranking was the second-best of his five-year profession (19-of-24, 235 yards, two landing passes). He’s already surpassed his win totals from the previous two seasons mixed. In 2023, he completed his three-year tenure in New England by going 2-9 that season. Final season, he went 2-5 because the Jacksonville Jaguars’ harm substitute to Trevor Lawrence.
Purdy hasn’t missed this many consecutive video games since beginning his 2022 rookie season on the bench for 12 video games. His subsequent likelihood to go well with up: Nov. 16 in his native Arizona in opposition to the Cardinals, a go to he bypassed in final season’s finale due to an elbow harm.
KICKER SWITCH
The Rams are benching second-year kicker Joshua Karty, a Stanford product, for the NFL debut of Harrison Mevis, a 245-pounder who went undrafted out of Missouri final 12 months. For the reason that 49ers made their very own kicker swap in Week 2, Eddy Piñeiro has made all 19 of his field-goal makes an attempt, together with six from not less than 50 yards to shut inside certainly one of David Akers’ 2011 franchise document.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
In commemoration of the 49ers’ Salute To Service recreation, the nationwide anthem can be sung by Kathryn Dobyns (U.S. Navy Band’s Sea Chanters Refrain), and the halftime present can be carried out by Wounded Warrior rock band The Resilient. The Frontline Hero of the Recreation is Sgt. Sam Avolicino, a World Battle II veteran who turns 105 on Nov. 14.
Levi’s Stadium parking tons are set to open at 9:55 a.m., and gates open half-hour later for these with membership and suite tickets. Two hours earlier than the 1:25 p.m. kickoff, all ticket-holders are allowed entry.
