1:15: Per week after hitting the winner as time expired, Eddy Piñeiro nails a 25-yarder to provide the 49ers a 3-0 lead.Purdy led the 49ers 57 yards in 12 performs. He accomplished 4 of 6 makes an attempt for 30 yards and Christian McCaffrey rushed 4 instances for 18 yards and caught two passes. 49ERS 3, JAGUARS 0. 8:33
1:08: Purdy’s first cross try goes to Kyle Juszczyk for 18 yards
1:04 p.m.: Temperature in Santa Clara at kickoff is 73 levels
1:02: The 49ers, in white, and Brock Purdy will get the ball first. The Jaguars win the coin toss and defer.
The opening kickoff is almost right here, however within the meantime, right here is our Cam Inman’s 5 keys to the 49ers defeating the Jaguars this afternoon at Levi’s Stadium. It’s the 3-0 49ers’ first recreation since defensive star Nick Bosa was misplaced for the season to a knee harm.
Beneath are our pregame notes…
SANTA CLARA — When Brock Purdy returns to the sphere after a two-week absence Sunday, it is going to be with a large receiver crew that’s fairly near full energy.
Large receivers Ricky Pearsall Jr. and Jauan Jennings listed as questionable in the course of the week, are each energetic and can face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium (1:05 p.m., Fox). So will Demarcus Robinson, who missed the primary three video games on suspension for being in violation of the NFL’s private conduct coverage.
Probably the most unsure was Jennings, who didn’t observe till Friday and has been hobbled by knee and shoulder points. Pearsall stated his designation was strictly precautionary and that he would play.
It stays to be seen how a lot the 49ers will use Robinson, who was one among their steadiest performers throughout coaching camp.
“It was just good to get him back in practice this week,” coach Kyle Shanahan stated Friday. “Obviously having a month off, guys are always rusty coming back in. I think he’s done a good job staying in shape and stuff, but getting back into the football stuff, getting in and out of the huddle Friday compared to Wednesday, I thought he came a long way and excited to get him back out there on Sunday, get him a part of our team and get this started with him.”
The inactive record included beginning cornerback Renardo Inexperienced, who’s coping with a neck harm. Different inactives have been operating again Jordan James, huge receiver Jordan Watkins (ccalf), huge receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling, defensive sort out C.J. West and linebacker Nick Martin.
Quarterback Mac Jones, who went in questionable with a knee harm after profitable begins in opposition to New Orleans and Arizona, is energetic and accessible to again up Purdy.
In the meantime, Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab a torn ACL and MCL in his proper knee, becoming a member of his teammates in a sweat swimsuit commonly throughout observe and transferring nicely.
However not nicely sufficient, in keeping with 49ers GM John Lynch.
Though there have been no setbacks, Lynch stated on his weekly look on KNBR-680 the method will likely be a deliberate one.
“There’s different levels when you do these ACLs, and Brandon had a fairly significant injury, involving a lot of different things in his knee,” Lynch stated. “He’s a extremely gifted athlete. He’s a really onerous employee. And so once you mix that, you have a tendency to return again at clip.
“There’s no absolutes on these things. So he’s got to continue to hit markers, but he is tracking well. He’s working hard. And we’ll just continue to do that. We’ll be a better team when Brandon is out there. And so we look forward to that day, but you know, it’s not close. When we have some more information on that, we’ll be forthright with it.”
Shanahan on Friday gave his interpretation of “not close” means.
“I think it’s more like when we get kind of an exact target date,” Shanahan stated. “That’s when you look at it that way. I think we’re getting close to that. But just not to have a target date that’s when I start thinking about it and we don’t have that yet. So we’re waiting until they give us one.”
Designated as inactive for Jacksonville are huge receiver Dyami Brown, operating again Cody Schrader, offensive lineman Wyatt Milam, defensive sort out Khalen Saunders Sr., defensive lineman Danny Striggow, linebacker Yasir Abdullah and and linebacker Khalef Hailassie.
Apple of Shanahan’s eye
The 49ers’ lone customary observe squad elevation was Eli Apple, who as soon as upon a time was the tenth general choose of the NFL Draft for the New York Giants in 2016.
With Inexperienced inactive, Apple was dropped at the 53-man roster with Darrell Luter Jr. and Chase Lucas additionally accessible to play cornerback.
In his tenth season out of Ohio State, Apple joined the 49ers on July 28 solely to be launched Aug. 7 due to accidents at different positions. He was re-signed to the observe squad, the place two weeks in the past he was designated one of many scout crew gamers of the week.
Shanahan stated on the time it spoke to Apple’s character for instance for youthful gamers {that a} veteran of the Giants, Saints, Panthers, Bengals, Dolphins and Chargers with 102 and 82 begins would nonetheless be grinding out practices and competing for enjoying time. He predicted Apple would quickly be up for a recreation.
“I’ve gone against him a number of times in this league and he has been awesome since we’ve had him here,” Shanahan stated. “He was good in coaching camp, simply received harm after the primary week and he’s been nice since he got here again.
“It’s an example for all the young guys that it really doesn’t matter,” Shanahan stated. “You’ve got to work no matter where you’re at and when you do it like that it’s a matter of time where I think he’ll help us on Sundays too.”
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