49ers vs. Bills injury report: Purdy, Mooney Ward set to play

SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Brock Purdy will return to the 49ers' starting lineup Sunday after missing one game with a right shoulder injury. "The fact he's going to play means he's healthy," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on Friday, shortly before the team departed for its Week 13 game at the Buffalo Bills. Purdy went through his most extensive practice throwing session in two weeks and was listed as a full participant in practice. Although the 49ers listed him as questionable on the official injury report, the expectation is that Purdy will return to action Sunday at the Buffalo Bills. "Right now, he's playing," Shanahan said. Cornerback Charvarius Ward also will play Sunday after sitting out since the 49ers' Oct. 27 game against the Dallas Cowboys while he mourned the loss of his daughter, Amani Joy, who passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 28 just shy of her second birthday. However, the 49ers closed the door on several other key players from appearing in Sunday's game. Defensive end Nick Bosa, left tackle Trent Williams, left guard Aaron Banks, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and defensive tackle Jordan Elliott were all ruled out. Bosa (hip/oblique) and Williams (ankle) will miss...