The 49ers face one of their longtime conference rivals Sunday in an important game for their quest to shake off a so-so start and return to the playoffs early in 2025.
Brandon Allen will quarterback the Niners (5-5) against the Packers (7-3) Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field after Brock Purdy missed practice Thursday and Friday with a sore shoulder suffered sometime during last week’s loss to the Seahawks.
Nick Bosa is also out for the 49ers after injuring his left oblique against Seattle.
The Niners will hope to get more out of Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey, who has not leapt off the screen since he returned from an Achilles injury two games ago. Trent Williams will also miss Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, but George Kittle is back for the 49ers after missing last week with a hamstring issue.
Despite the dark cloud over the 49ers and the Bay Area this week, San Francisco enters Sunday just one game behind Arizona in the NFC West lead, though the Niners are tied for last in the division with the Rams and Seahawks.
They sit 10th in the NFC playoff picture, two and a half games behind No. 7 Washington.
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