49ers' Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa ruled out for potential season-defining game vs. Packers

The San Francisco 49ers, 5-5 and successful past spot successful the NFC West, desperately request a triumph if they privation to support their playoff hopes alive.

Now, they person an even steeper uphill climb aft it was announced 2 of their stars volition not play Sunday.

Quarterback Brock Purdy and antiaircraft extremity Nick Bosa volition beryllium sidelined this play with injuries against the Green Bay Packers.

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Nick Bosa and Brock Purdy (Imagn)

Purdy, who is dealing with a enarthrosis injury successful his throwing arm, was a constricted subordinate successful signifier Wednesday and Thursday. After getting an MRI, helium did not signifier Friday. Bosa did not signifier each week with his hip/oblique injury.

On apical of that, Trent Williams did not signifier for a 3rd consecutive time arsenic helium deals with an ankle injury, but helium is listed arsenic questionable.

The Niners person been plagued by injuries each season. Christian McCaffrey did not spot the tract until Week 10, and Brandon Aiyuk tore an ACL earlier this season. Tight extremity George Kittle and wide receiver Deebo Samuel person besides missed time.

San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy walks disconnected the tract aft a crippled against the Seattle Seahawks successful Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.  (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

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Green Bay cornerback Jaire Alexander volition besides miss the gane with a hamstring injury.

Brandon Allen volition commencement nether halfway for the 49ers.

The injuries volition marque the 49ers underdogs for the archetypal clip since 2022. They had been favorites successful 36 consecutive games, the longest streak successful the Super Bowl era.

Purdy is completing 66.0% of his passes this twelvemonth and has thrown for 2,613 yards, 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. 

Bosa has astatine least a fractional sack successful each of his past 4 games and astatine slightest 1 successful his past three. He has 7 wide connected the play and aims to marque his 5th Pro Bowl successful six seasons.

San Francisco 49ers antiaircraft extremity Nick Bosa reacts aft sacking Los Angeles Rams backmost Matthew Stafford during the archetypal fractional successful Santa Clara, Calif., Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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NFL.com says the Niners person a 30% accidental of making the playoffs. They presently beryllium successful the 10th seed, and a triumph would bump those likelihood up to 48%. A nonaccomplishment would springiness them conscionable a 15% accidental astatine the postseason.

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