As the 49ers head to Green Bay to play the Packers, the status of their quarterback was a major question mark. Brock Purdy has been dealing with a shoulder injury all week, and will not play against the Packers.
Purdy has started every game this season and is the only quarterback to throw a pass for the 49ers in 2024. San Francisco faces a crucial game against the Packers, as the 49ers are fighting for playoff positioning in the NFC.
Without Purdy, the team will have to turn to their backup. Here is the latest on his status ahead of Sunday's game.
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Is Brock Purdy playing this week?Purdy will miss this week's game against the Packers, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Friday. The game will mark the first time this year that Purdy will not start at quarterback.
Shanahan said he was "surprised" by Purdy's lack of progress throughout the week.
BREAKING: Brock Purdy (shoulder) ruled OUT vs Packers.
Kyle Shanahan says the lack of progress throughout the week “surprised him and surprised us.” pic.twitter.com/FzQxpY5QAl
Purdy popped up on the 49ers injury report with a right shoulder injury after playing the entire Week 11 game against the Seahawks. While it is unclear when Purdy first suffered the injury, head coach Shanahan called him "day-to-day" Monday.
From there, Purdy was limited in practice both Wednesday and Thursday, as the quarterback had to leave practice Thursday after participating to start. On Friday, Purdy did not practice at all, which was a precursor to San Francisco ruling him out.
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Allen is behind Purdy on the depth chart and in line since Purdy's injury is too serious for him to play. The well-traveled veteran has started nine games in his NFL career and has 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Behind Allen is Dobbs, who has more recent starting experience, having started 12 games just last year between the Cardinals and Vikings. In his 2023 season, Dobbs threw for 2,464 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Allen has spent the year as the primary backup, so he will ascend to start Sunday. Dobbs will most likely be the backup, but he has more starting experience than most third-string quarterbacks typically have.
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Brock Purdy statsGames10Completion percentage66%Passing yards2,613Touchdowns13Interceptions8
