San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy (toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) were limited at practice on Wednesday as the team prepares to play the Atlanta Falcons on “Sunday Night Football.”
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The 49ers are pretty banged up entering Week 7, as 19 players are listed on the injury report. Purdy has been out since Week 2 due to the toe injury. Jones has played well in his place, going 2-2 as a starter and helping San Francisco remain in a three-way tie for first place in the NFC West with a 4-2 record.
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On Thursday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan provided an update on Jones and Purdy. San Francisco is leaning towards making Jones the starter against Atlanta.
“It means (Jones) most likely will,” Shanahan said to a question about whether Jones was trending toward starting after being a full participant at Thursday’s practice, per 49ers Webzone. “We’ll see how Brock does tomorrow. But yeah, Mac’s much better than he was last week, and Brock is doing better than he did last week.”
Purdy remained a limited participant at Thursday’s practice.
Jones has thrown for 1,252 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions during his four appearances this season. Purdy threw for 586 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions in the first two weeks of the season.
The 49ers matchup against the 3-2 Falcons will be important not only for the NFC West race, but could have implications for positioning in the wild card race later in the season.
San Francisco’s injuries could have a major effect on the team on Sunday night. Star defensive end Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 3. The 49ers lost Fred Warner to a knee injury in Week 6. The All-Pro linebacker had surgery on the knee earlier this week, and is expected to miss at least the next three months.
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