The 49ers are going to need to dip into their quarterback depth this weekend.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan introduced on Friday that backup Brandon Allen will get the beginning nod for San Francisco towards the Packers.
The transfer comes as starter Brock Purdy is coping with shoulder soreness, which restricted him in observe this week.
The problem was sufficient to have him dominated out for Sunday, which is a key street matchup in the course of the season for the 49ers.
The 49ers — which will even be with out star edge rusher Nick Bosa (left hip and indirect) — are 5-5 getting into the sport towards 7-3 Inexperienced Bay, sitting10th within the NFC, which means they’re on the skin wanting in for the playoff image.
They now will flip to Allen, who has not began a recreation in three years.
His largest motion within the NFL got here within the 2020 season when he began 5 video games (1-4 data), finishing 63.4 % of his passes with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
Since that season, he’s thrown simply 37 passes within the common season.
He’ll face off towards a Packers protection that ranks fifteenth within the NFL in passing yards allowed per recreation this season (329) and will probably be with out cornerback Jaire Alexander and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper.
Allen may have Joshua Dobbs as his backup on Sunday.
The 49ers subsequent face the Payments subsequent Sunday night time, making this Packers recreation all of the extra essential.
