The San Francisco 49ers will be without two of their offensive lineman on Sunday when they head on the road to face the Detroit Lions. LG Alex Boone and the player that was filling in for him against the Cincinnati Bengals, OL Marcus Martin, have been ruled out. The injuries along the offensive line make it likely that rookie Trent Brown will make his first career start.
RB Shaun Draughn, who was injured on Sunday, has also been ruled out with a knee injury. Kendall Gaskins and newly signed DuJuan Harris are the only remaining healthy running backs currently on the roster.
LB Michael Wilhoite will also miss Sunday's game.
San Francisco 49ers
Out: LG Alex Boone (knee), RB Shaun Draughn (knee), OL Marcus Martin (concussion), ILB Michael Wilhoite (ankle)
Probable: DT Arik Armstead (shoulder), ILB NaVorro Bowman (shoulder/finger), CB Tramaine Brock (hamstring), OLB Ahmad Brooks (shoulder/back), DT Quinton Dial (shoulder), OLB Eli Harold (shoulder/hamstring), CB Dontae Johnson (ankle), OLB Aaron Lynch (concussion), RT Erik Pears (knee), WR Torrey Smith (back/foot), LT Joe Staley (knee), SS Jaquiski Tartt (knee)
Detroit Lions
Questionable: CB Dwight Bentley (illness), LB Josh Bynes (foot), WR Calvin Johnson (ankle), DT Haloti Ngata (neck), T Michael Ola (knee), S Glover Quin (concussion), DT Caraun Reid (ankle), G Larry Warford (quadricep)
Bryan DeArdo of CBS Sports decided to look back at the 1980s and identify his top-five rivalries of that decade. There are several to choose from, which might make such a subjective list challenging to create. The San Francisco 49ers were represented within the ranking, not once, but twice.
Sitting at No. 5 was the rivalry between the 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. DeArdo lists the best game of the decade between the two teams as the October 30, 1988 matchup that saw the 49ers beat the Vikings 24-21.
San Francisco owned a 5-3 regular-season record against Minnesota during the 80s, winning during
Mike Phillips of FanSided endeavored to name the worst call against each NFL team in their history. So naturally, I skipped past 31 NFL teams and headed straight to the call that went against the San Francisco 49ers.
The FanSided contributor chose the holding call against Ronnie Lott in the NFC Championship Game during the 1983 season. San Francisco had won just one Super Bowl at that point and was fighting for its second Vice Lombardi Trophy. Washington had jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the third quarter and looked well on its way to easily eliminating the 49ers.
The 49ers started mounting a fourth-quarter comeback, though. Joe Montana hit Mike Wilson for a score.
Add D.J. Reed the San Francisco 49ers' injury list. The third-year defensive back tweeted out on Thursday that he suffered a torn pectoral muscle and will have surgery. The injury occurred during a recent offseason workout, according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.
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