San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is formally out for “Thursday Night time Soccer” towards the Los Angeles Rams with a toe damage. Mac Jones is anticipated to begin in Purdy’s place.
Purdy already missed two video games — Week 2 vs. the New Orleans Saints and Week 3 vs. the Arizona Cardinals — resulting from his turf toe damage, however he returned in Week 4 towards the Jacksonville Jaguars. Nonetheless, Purdy mentioned he felt soreness in his toe after the Jaguars sport, a 26-21 loss. Purdy went 22 of 28 for 309 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in final week’s matchup.
Purdy hoped to play Thursday regardless of sitting off form on Monday or Tuesday.
“If I can play this sport, I wish to play,” Purdy mentioned, by way of ESPN. “Clearly, I wish to get proper and get wholesome and every part, however we have to win this sport towards the Rams. In order that’s how I am taking a look at it.”
Brock Purdy damage: 49ers QB felt toe soreness after loss to Jaguars; standing for Week 5 vs. Rams up within the air
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Mac Jones, 49ers enter ‘TNF’ with skinny group of receivers
Jones, who has been coping with a knee damage however was lively final week and a full participant in observe this week, began two video games in Purdy’s absence, serving to the 49ers get off to a 3-0 begin. In his two begins, Jones threw for 563 yards, 4 touchdowns and an interception with a 66.3 completion share.
This week, although, his extensive receivers corps might be depleted as Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall may even miss Thursday evening’s sport. Jennings is coping with accidents to his ankle and ribs whereas Pearsall has a knee damage. One other wideout, rookie Jordan Watkins, is out with a calf subject. With the 49ers so beat up, the Rams are as much as seven-point house favorites at FanDuel.
Pearsall has 20 catches for a team-leading 327 yards this season. Jennings has 9 catches for 129 yards and a landing.
The 49ers had been already with out receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who’s recovering from a knee damage, and tight finish George Kittle, who hasn’t performed since Week 1 resulting from a hamstring damage.
With Jennings and Pearsall out, Kendrick Bourne, Jones’ former New England Patriots teammate, Demarcus Robinson and tight finish Jake Tonges might be amongst San Francisco’s prime receiving choices. The workforce additionally has Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Skyy Moore on the roster. Bourne has eight catches for 87 yards in three video games this season. Robinson, Valdes-Scantling and Moore every have one reception on the yr. Tonges has 12 catches for 125 yards and two scores.
The 49ers and Rams each sit at 3-1 heading into Thursday’s divisional matchup.
